SB337 requires certain health care facilities and providers to offer non-opioid alternatives before prescribing opioids.

SB337 revises provisions relating to opioids in Nevada. It requires certain health care facilities and providers to offer non-opioid alternatives before prescribing opioids, unless no suitable non-opioid treatment is available or it is not practicable to offer such treatment. The bill also mandates that certain health care facilities and providers offer non-opioid treatments if a patient or their legal guardian requests it. It establishes a non-opioid directive form for patients to indicate their preference for non-opioid treatments.

SB337 requires certain health care facilities and providers to offer non-opioid alternatives before prescribing opioids.

SB337 revises provisions relating to opioids in Nevada. It requires certain health care facilities and providers to offer non-opioid alternatives before prescribing opioids, unless no suitable non-opioid treatment is available or it is not practicable to offer such treatment. The bill also mandates that certain health care facilities and providers offer non-opioid treatments if a patient or their legal guardian requests it. It establishes a non-opioid directive form for patients to indicate their preference for non-opioid treatments.