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Montana Title 37. Professions and Occupations § 37-2-108. Restriction on prescriptions for opioid-naive patients--exceptions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Section terminates June 30, 2025.>

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), when a medical practitioner or a naturopathic physician authorized to prescribe an opioid prescribes an opioid to an opioid-naive patient on an outpatient basis, the prescription may not be for more than a 7-day supply.

(2) The restriction imposed under subsection (1) does not apply if:

(a) in the professional medical judgment of the medical practitioner or naturopathic physician, a prescription for more than a 7-day supply is necessary to treat chronic pain, pain associated with cancer, or pain experienced while the patient is in palliative care; or

(b) the opioid being prescribed is designed for the treatment of opioid abuse or dependence, including but not limited to opioid agonists and opioid antagonists.

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