00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 270                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the prescription of opioid overdose drugs."                                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 08.36.355(c) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                         
04                 (4)  "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(g).                                   
05    * Sec. 2. AS 08.36.355 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
06            (d)  A licensee who issues a prescription for an opioid to a patient shall offer                             
07       the patient a prescription for an opioid overdose drug if                                                         
08                 (1)  the prescription is for an opioid that exceeds a three-day supply;                                 
09                 (2)  the prescription is for a total daily opioid dosage representing a                                 
10       morphine milligram equivalent of 50 milligrams or more;                                                           
11                 (3)  the patient is concurrently prescribed a benzodiazepine; or                                        
12                 (4)  the patient has a history of overdose or substance use disorder.                                   
13    * Sec. 3. AS 08.64.363(c) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            
14                 (4)  "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(g).                                   
15    * Sec. 4. AS 08.64.363 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              

01            (d)  A licensee who issues a prescription for an opioid to a patient shall offer                             
02       the patient a prescription for an opioid overdose drug if                                                         
03                 (1)  the prescription is for an opioid that exceeds a three-day supply;                                 
04                 (2)  the prescription is for a total daily opioid dosage representing a                                 
05       morphine milligram equivalent of 50 milligrams or more;                                                           
06                 (3)  the patient is concurrently prescribed a benzodiazepine; or                                        
07                 (4)  the patient has a history of overdose or substance use disorder.                                   
08    * Sec. 5. AS 08.68.705(d) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            
09                 (4)  "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(g).                                   
10    * Sec. 6. AS 08.68.705 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
11            (e)  An advanced practice registered nurse who issues a prescription for an                                  
12       opioid to a patient shall offer the patient a prescription for an opioid overdose drug if                         
13                 (1)  the prescription is for an opioid that exceeds a three-day supply;                                 
14                 (2)  the prescription is for a total daily opioid dosage representing a                                 
15       morphine milligram equivalent of 50 milligrams or more;                                                           
16                 (3)  the patient is concurrently prescribed a benzodiazepine; or                                        
17                 (4)  the patient has a history of overdose or substance use disorder.                                   
18    * Sec. 7. AS 08.72.276 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
19            (c)  A licensee who issues a prescription for an opioid to a patient shall offer                             
20       the patient a prescription for an opioid overdose drug if                                                         
21                 (1)  the prescription is for an opioid that exceeds a three-day supply;                                 
22                 (2)  the prescription is for a total daily opioid dosage representing a                                 
23       morphine milligram equivalent of 50 milligrams or more;                                                           
24                 (3)  the patient is concurrently prescribed a benzodiazepine; or                                        
25                 (4)  the patient has a history of overdose or substance use disorder.                                   
26            (d)  In this section, "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in                                        
27       AS 17.20.085(g).