· NY legislature · 2025-2026

Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications

Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications; requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose.

Sponsor

Linda Rosenthal (D-NY)

Introduced

2025-01-23

Policy area

Health

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REFERRED TO HEALTH