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HB 2163 Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.

Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation. Provides that prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only (i) for patients who are pregnant, (ii) when converting a patient from methadone to buprenorphine containing naloxone for a period not to exceed seven days, or (iii) as permitted by regulations of the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 1178.


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