SB 23-009

Senate Bill 23-009 limits how many opioids a doctor can prescribe for patients outside of hospitals or clinics, capping it at a daily dose equivalent to 90 milligrams of morphine. However, this limit doesn’t apply if the patient has intractable pain, which is severe and chronic pain that cannot be relieved with standard medical treatments. The bill has been signed into law, meaning doctors now have to follow these prescription limits unless there's a specific exemption for patients with extreme cases of unmanageable pain.

Official Summary

The bill prohibits a prescriber from issuing to a patient a prescription for an opioid that will be dispensed or administered outside of a health-care facility or the prescriber's practice location if the amount of the opioid exceeds 90 morphine milligram equivalents per day, unless the patient suffers from intractable pain.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)