Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7254 – Exemption from opioid medication limits until January 2017; rulemaking
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1. Exemption until January 2017.
[PL 2015, c. 488, §9 (NEW); MRSA T. 22 §7254, sub-§1 (RP).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7254
- Acute pain: means pain that is the normal, predicted physiological response to a noxious chemical or thermal or mechanical stimulus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7246
- Chronic pain: means pain that persists beyond the usual course of an acute disease or healing of an injury. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7246
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Prescriber: means a licensed health care professional with authority to prescribe controlled substances. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7246
2. Rulemaking. Notwithstanding section 7252, no later than January 1, 2017, the department shall adopt routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2?A to establish reasonable exceptions to prescriber limits in Title 32, sections 2210, 2600?C, 3300?F, 3657 and 18308, including for chronic pain and acute pain. The rules must take into account clinically appropriate exceptions and include prescribers in the rule-making process including the drafting of draft rules and changes after the public hearing process to the extent permitted by Title 5, chapter 375. After July 1, 2017, any rules adopted by the department pursuant to this section are governed by section 7252.
[PL 2017, c. 213, §11 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 488, §9 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 213, §11 (AMD).