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HF 3401

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/19/2018 04:46pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to health care; limiting prescriptions for opiates to a seven-day supply;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 152.11, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 152.11, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:


Subd. 4.

Limit on quantity of opiates prescribed deleted text begin for acute dental and ophthalmic
paindeleted text end .

new text begin (a) When used for the treatment of acute pain, prescriptions for opiates or narcotic
pain relievers listed in Schedules II through IV in section 152.02 shall not exceed a seven-day
supply.
 new text end

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a),new text end when used for the treatment of acute dental pain
or acute pain associated with refractive surgery, prescriptions for opiate or narcotic pain
relievers listed in Schedules II through IV of section 152.02 shall not exceed a four-day
supply. deleted text begin The quantity prescribed shall be consistent with the dosage listed in the professional
labeling for the drug that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end For the purposes of this subdivision, "acute pain" means pain resulting from
disease, accidental or intentional trauma, surgery, or another cause, that the practitioner
reasonably expects to last only a short period of time. Acute pain does not include chronic
pain or pain being treated as part of cancer care, palliative care, or hospice or other end-of-life
care.

deleted text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if in the professional clinical judgment of a practitioner
more than a four-day supply of a prescription listed in Schedules II through IV of section
152.02 is required to treat a patient's acute pain, the practitioner may issue a prescription
for the quantity needed to treat such acute pain.
 deleted text end