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This bill requires healthcare providers who prescribe opioids to offer patients a prescription for an opioid overdose drug, which is a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, under specific circumstances. These circumstances include when the opioid prescription is for more than a three-day supply, when the daily opioid dosage is 50 milligrams or more of morphine milligram equivalent (a standard measure of opioid potency), when the patient is also prescribed a benzodiazepine (a type of sedative), or if the patient has a history of overdose or substance use disorder. The bill amends existing laws related to dentists, physicians, and advanced practice registered nurses to implement these requirements, ensuring that patients at higher risk of opioid overdose are offered a potentially life-saving medication.

Health and Social Services

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