MN HF4026

Requires the Commissioner of Health, in collaboration with the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Task Force and health-related licensing boards, to establish standards and requirements for a mandatory opioid prescription training course for all health care practitioners with prescribing authority.

Course curriculum must cover use and misuse of opioid pain relievers, minimizing misuse potential, pain management with opioids, practice management, legal and regulatory requirements, opioid pharmacology, appropriate circumstances for opioid prescriptions, chronic pain treatment efficacy, addiction strategies, challenging patient situations, and patient monitoring and education.

Commissioner of Health shall designate which courses meet the standards and publish a list of approved courses on the department's website, with consideration given to nationally recognized health care professional associations and pain management associations.

Health care practitioners licensed, registered, or certified in Minnesota and registered under the federal Controlled Substances Act must complete 10 hours of approved course work on opioid prescriptions and pain management prior to obtaining licensure, registration, or certification to practice.

Practitioners must complete an additional 2 hours of opioid prescription and pain management training annually thereafter, with the annual 2 hours counting toward the practitioner's existing continuing education requirements.