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Committee adopts amendment to non‑opioid directive bill; refers measure to judiciary
Summary
House File 1379, sponsored by Representative Baker, would create a non‑opioid directive that a patient can place in their electronic health record to notify providers they prefer not to receive opioids. The committee adopted an A1 amendment clarifying exemptions and referred the bill to the Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law Committee.
The Health Finance and Policy Committee on March 10 adopted an author's amendment and referred House File 1379 to the Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law Committee. The bill would create a standardized non‑opioid directive that patients could file with the Minnesota Department of Health to flag their preference against opioid prescriptions or administration in a provider's electronic health record.
Representative Mary Baker, sponsor of the bill, said the single‑page form would be created and posted by the Department of Health and is revocable at any time. "A non opioid directive is a tool to help patients advocate for themselves, and can help facilitate this conversation between a patient and their provider by creating a concrete way to begin discussing what can sometimes be a very difficult topic to talk about that carries stigma with…
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