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OK SB1642

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Avery Frix

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma's opioid prescription regulations (63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-309I) to allow practitioners to issue initial and subsequent seven-day acute pain opioid prescriptions in divided quantities, which count as a single prescription for regulatory purposes

  • Maintains the seven-day supply limit for initial acute pain opioid prescriptions and requires all acute pain opioid prescriptions to be for the lowest effective dose of an immediate-release drug

  • Permits simultaneous issuance of an initial and subsequent seven-day prescription (up to 14 days total) only for major surgical procedures or patients with "confined to home" status, with specific "do not fill until" date requirements

  • Retains existing exemptions from prescription limits for patients with sickle cell disease, cancer treatment, hospice care, palliative care, long-term care residents, and those receiving substance abuse treatment

  • Effective date: November 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Controlled dangerous substances; authorizing divided quantities for certain acute pain opioid prescriptions. Effective date.

Last Action

First Reading

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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