Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-724

EHS 724

Risk Mitigation Guidelines

Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Rodrigues, Mrs. L'Italien and Mr. Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended By inserting, after section ___, the following new section: -

“SECTION ___: Notwithstanding any rule, regulation, special or general law to the contrary, the Department of Public Health shall issue, not later than October 31, 2015, mitigation guidelines on the prescription of the class of potent pain medicines known as extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioid analgesics to include co-prescription of an opioid antagonist, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and labeled for administration by family members or caregivers in a non-medically supervised environment.”