Allows short-term opiate prescriptions via telehealth for patients seen in-person by another provider in the same medical group.

This bill aims to balance patient access to pain management with protections against overprescribing and misuse of opiates. It allows a patient seen in-person by another health care provider in the same medical group as the prescribing physician to receive an opiate prescription for a three-day supply or less via telehealth. The bill maintains the requirement for an in-person consultation between the prescribing physician and the patient for establishing a physician-patient relationship.

Allows short-term opiate prescriptions via telehealth for patients seen in-person by another provider in the same medical group.

This bill aims to balance patient access to pain management with protections against overprescribing and misuse of opiates. It allows a patient seen in-person by another health care provider in the same medical group as the prescribing physician to receive an opiate prescription for a three-day supply or less via telehealth. The bill maintains the requirement for an in-person consultation between the prescribing physician and the patient for establishing a physician-patient relationship.