Nonopioid Alternatives Act
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +18
- Latest action
- Dec 20, 2024
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Needs attention)
What it does
Creates the Nonopioid Alternatives for Pain Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop and publish an educational pamphlet regarding the use of nonopioid alternatives for pain treatment. Provides that a health care practitioner shall exercise professional judgment in selecting appropriate treatment modalities for pain in accordance with specified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, including the use of nonopioid alternatives whenever nonopioid alternatives exist. Requires a health care practitioner who prescribes an opioid drug to provide certain information to the patient, discuss certain topics, and document the reasons for the prescription. Requires the…
What moved
Who is involved
- Janet Yang RohrLead sponsor
- Karina VillaLead sponsor
- Adriane JohnsonCo-sponsor
- Bill HauterCo-sponsor
- Christopher BeltCo-sponsor
- Cristina CastroCo-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Karina Villa
- Adriane Johnson
- Bill Hauter
- Christopher Belt
- Cristina Castro
- Doris Turner
- Javier Cervantes
- Julie Morrison
- Kevin Schmidt
- Kimberly Lightford
- La Shawn Ford
- Laura Faver Dias
- Laura Fine
- Lindsey LaPointe
- Mary Edly-Allen
- Mattie Hunter
- Mike Halpin
- Mike Porfirio
- Natalie Toro
- Robert Peters
- Sara Feigenholtz
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