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Committee considers 'non-opioid directive' allowing patients to record opioid refusal in medical records
Summary
Representative Emerson Levy presented a form-based proposal (HB 3211) to let patients document a preference to avoid opioid pain medication unless the prescribing clinician deems it necessary or an emergency exception applies. Supporters said the directive protects patients with addiction histories.
The committee heard a short informational presentation on House Bill 3211, which would permit individuals to create a medical directive stating a preference to avoid opioid analgesics in non-emergency care. Representative Emerson Levy said the concept, modeled on Michigan law, places a note in the electronic medical…
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