Texas HB1791 mandates prescribers to consider alternative pain treatments and prescribe opioid antagonists when issuing opioid prescriptions for.

HB1791 amends Texas law to require prescribers to consider alternative pain management services, such as chiropractic treatment, physical therapies, occupational therapies, physical medicine and rehabilitation, or osteopathic manipulation, when issuing an opioid prescription for acute pain. This consideration is based on the prescriber's clinical judgment and the availability of the treatment. Additionally, prescribers must prescribe an opioid antagonist to patients receiving an opioid for acute pain, except when prescribing an opioid approved by the FDA for substance addiction treatment.

Texas HB1791 mandates prescribers to consider alternative pain treatments and prescribe opioid antagonists when issuing opioid prescriptions for.

HB1791 amends Texas law to require prescribers to consider alternative pain management services, such as chiropractic treatment, physical therapies, occupational therapies, physical medicine and rehabilitation, or osteopathic manipulation, when issuing an opioid prescription for acute pain. This consideration is based on the prescriber's clinical judgment and the availability of the treatment. Additionally, prescribers must prescribe an opioid antagonist to patients receiving an opioid for acute pain, except when prescribing an opioid approved by the FDA for substance addiction treatment.