Amendment ID: S2020-16

Amendment 16

Emergency Room and Walk-in Clinic Prescribing

Ms. Donoghue, Messrs. Montigny, Lewis, Humason, Fattman, deMacedo, Ross and Tarr and Mrs. L'Italien move to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:-

Section XX. Chapter 94C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Practitioners who prescribe controlled substances in an emergency room or walk-in clinic shall limit prescriptions for controlled substance containing an opioid to not more than a 72-hour supply.