November 10, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Driskell, Darany, Dianda, Geiss, Chirkun, Chang and Robinson and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 7333b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7333b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(3), when issuing a prescription for an opiate to an adult patient
for the first time for outpatient use, a prescriber shall not
prescribe the patient more than a 7-day supply of the opiate.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a
prescriber shall not at any time prescribe a minor patient more
than a 7-day supply of an opiate. A prescriber who prescribes an
opiate to a minor shall discuss with the parent or legal guardian
of the minor the risks associated with opiate use and the reason
why the prescription is necessary.
(3) If, in the professional medical judgment of the
prescriber, more than a 7-day supply of an opiate is required to
treat an adult or minor patient's acute medical condition or is
necessary for the treatment of chronic pain management or pain
associated with a cancer diagnosis, or for palliative care, the
prescriber may issue a prescription for the quantity needed to
treat the acute medical condition, chronic pain, pain associated
with the cancer diagnosis, or pain experienced while the adult or
minor patient is in palliative care. The prescriber shall document
in the patient's medical record the medical condition that requires
more than the 7-day supply of the opiate and shall indicate that a
nonopiate alternative was not appropriate to address the medical
condition.
(4) This section does not apply to a prescription drug that is
designed for the treatment of substance abuse or opiate dependence.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.