MI HB6329

Prescribers holding a controlled substances license may administer or dispense schedules 2-5 controlled substances without a separate controlled substances license for those activities.

Beginning March 31, 2019 (or earlier if rules are promulgated sooner), prescribers must establish a bona fide prescriber-patient relationship before prescribing schedules 2-5 controlled substances and must provide follow-up care or refer patients to another provider for monitoring.

Before prescribing or dispensing controlled substances exceeding a 3-day supply beginning June 1, 2018, prescribers must obtain and review a patient report from the electronic monitoring system for schedules 2-5 controlled substances, with exemptions for hospital/surgical facility dispensing, veterinary care, and certain health facility patients.

Prescribers must ask patients about other controlled substances they may be using and record responses in medical records; prescribers dispensing controlled substances must register with the electronic monitoring system and maintain separate acquisition, dispensing, and disposition records for at least 5 years.

A "bona fide prescriber-patient relationship" requires the prescriber to review relevant medical records, complete a full assessment including an in-person or telehealth medical evaluation, and maintain records of the patient's condition according to medically accepted standards.