Bill > SB101

This bill amends the Delaware Code's definition of a "patient-practitioner relationship" by expanding and clarifying the ways a licensed practitioner can establish a valid medical relationship with a patient for prescribing purposes. The bill modifies the existing definition by removing the existing language's restrictive "or" connectors and replacing them with more explicit statements. The changes include maintaining existing provisions like conducting an in-person medical evaluation, having an existing relationship with the patient, providing treatment through referral or consultation, covering for another practitioner, providing short-term medications for new patients, and treating hospitalized patients. The bill also adds a new provision specifically addressing treatment for opioid use disorder, allowing practitioners to establish a patient-practitioner relationship when providing medications approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for treating opioid use disorder under specific conditions outlined in Title 24, Section 6003. These modifications aim to provide more comprehensive and clear guidelines for establishing legitimate patient-practitioner relationships in medical practice.

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142087