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GA SB571
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Nikki Merritt
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AI Summary
- Prescribers must discuss with patients (or a parent/guardian for minors under 18) the risks of addiction, physical or psychological dependence, and fatal overdose associated with opioids before issuing the initial prescription and again before the third prescription in a course of treatment for acute or chronic pain
- Required discussion topics include risks of mixing opioids with alcohol, benzodiazepines, or other central nervous system depressants; the reasons the prescription is necessary; and available alternative treatments
- Prescribers must document in the patient's medical record that the discussion about opioid dependence risks and alternative treatments took place
- Prescribers must provide patients or their parent/guardian with information on options for safely disposing of unused opioids, where such options exist
- Exemptions apply to patients in active cancer treatment, those receiving hospice or palliative care, residents of long-term care facilities, and patients prescribed medications for substance abuse or opioid dependence treatment
Legislative Description
Controlled Substances; notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; revise
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/1/2022
Full Bill Text
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