Section 333.7333b Treatment of Patient for Acute Pain; Prescription for Opioid; Limitation; "Acute Pain" Defined.

MI Comp L § 333.7333b (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 7333b.

(1) Beginning July 1, 2018, if a prescriber is treating a patient for acute pain, the prescriber shall not prescribe the patient more than a 7-day supply of an opioid within a 7-day period.

(2) As used in this section, "acute pain" means pain that is the normal, predicted physiological response to a noxious chemical or a thermal or mechanical stimulus and is typically associated with invasive procedures, trauma, and disease and usually lasts for a limited amount of time.

History: Add. 2017, Act 251, Eff. Mar. 27, 2018 Popular Name: Act 368