HB No. 275 Summary

• Requires prescribers to counsel patients on opioid addiction risks and proper medication storage/disposal when prescribing opioid analgesics for 5 or more days.

• Mandates pharmacists affix warning labels to opioid analgesic containers describing addiction and overdose risks, with the Board of Pharmacy establishing label specifications.

• Creates the Medical Marijuana Control Program Fund to receive all receipts from the medical marijuana program, with funds used solely for administration and enforcement.

• Establishes cash transfers from the Medical Marijuana Control Program Fund to the drug database fund for maintaining the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System.

• Requires dentists, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants to check the drug database before prescribing opioids or benzodiazepines, with limited exceptions for acute pain (3-7 days) and certain facility settings.