Bill > H3629

This bill aims to improve the administration of opioid maintenance treatment in the prescription monitoring program. It will allow the Department of Public Health to establish a process for including information about the administration of opioid maintenance treatment in the prescription monitoring program, as long as it does not conflict with state or federal privacy rules. The purpose is to ensure that licensed professionals who can prescribe controlled substances have access to information about a patient's participation in opioid maintenance treatment before issuing a new prescription for an opioid substance other than the one used for the maintenance treatment. Additionally, the bill requires opioid treatment programs to present a consent form to individuals entering treatment, allowing them to consent to the release of information about their opioid maintenance treatment through the prescription monitoring program.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3629