A640 — Requires health care practitioners prescribing opioid medications on first-time basis, or to minor children, to limit amount of prescribed medication to seven-day supply, except in certain circumstances.

A640 — Requires health care practitioners prescribing opioid medications on first-time basis, or to minor children, to limit amount of prescribed medication to seven-day supply, except in certain circumstances. · Informed CitizenryThis bill limits the amount of opioid medication a healthcare practitioner can prescribe for the first time to an adult patient (for outpatient use) or for any minor patient to a seven-day supply.…Open in Informed Citizenry