The Committee on Health and Human Resources moves to amend the bill on page twenty-two, section four, line two, by striking out the words “or an urgent care facility”.

And,

On page twenty-two, section four, after line three, by adding a new subsection, designated subsection (b), to read as follows:

“(b) When issuing a prescription for an opioid to an adult patient seeking treatment in an urgent care facility setting for outpatient use, a health care practitioner may not issue a prescription for more than a four day supply: Provided, That an additional dosing for up to no more than a seven day supply may be permitted, but only, if the medical rational for more than a four day supply is documented in the medical record.”

On page twenty-two, section four, line four, by striking out “(b)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(c)”.

On page twenty-two, section four, line seven, by striking out “(c)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(d)”.

On page twenty-two, section four, line nine, by striking out “(d)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(e)”.

On page twenty-two and twenty-three, section four, lines thirteen through sixteen, by striking out subsection (e) in its entirety.

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On page twenty-four, section four, line forty-seven, by striking out “24” and inserting in lieu thereof “72”.

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On page twenty-four, section four, after line fifty-five, by inserting a new subsection, designated subsection (j), to read as follows:

(i) A veterinarian licensed pursuant to the provisions of §30-10-1 et seq. of this code may not issue more than an initial opioid prescription for more than a seven-day supply. The prescription shall be for the lowest effective dose which in the medical judgment of the veterinarian would be the best course of treatment for this patient and his or her condition.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line two, by striking out the words “consider prescribing” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “refer or prescribe to a patient”.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line four, after the words “physical therapy,” by inserting the words “occupational therapy,”.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line five, by striking out the word “care” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “services, as defined, in §30-16-3 of this code”.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line eleven, after the words “physical therapy,” by inserting the words “occupational therapy,”.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line twelve, by striking out the word “care” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “services, as defined, in §30-16-3 of this code”.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line thirteen, after the word “pain.” by striking out the remainder of the subsection.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line nineteen, after the words “physical therapy,” by inserting the words “occupational therapy,”.

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On page twenty-seven, section eight, line twenty, by striking out the word “care” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “services, as defined, in §30-16-3 of this code”.

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On page twenty-eight, section eight, line twenty-four, by striking out the words “emergency room” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “primary care”.

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On page sixty-four, section two, line nineteen, after the word “a” by inserting the words “pain treatment or”.

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On page sixty-eight, section five, line twenty, after the word “information,” by inserting the words “a web application that connects hospital emergency departments for the purpose of synthesizing critical information relating to a patient when a patient registers in any participating emergency department,”.