{"id":18267,"date":"2024-11-09T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=18267"},"modified":"2024-11-26T20:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:20:56","slug":"the-opioid-crisis-issues-for-health-care-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2024\/11\/the-opioid-crisis-issues-for-health-care-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opioid Crisis: Issues for Health Care Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"header__header-container__2542a\" data-testid=\"BasicArticleHeader\">\n<section class=\"header__header-inner-container__1ZU8F\">\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X header__header-description-container__1dVjI\" data-testid=\"Body\">An overview of federal and state laws and legal issues impacting physicians, non-physician practitioners (NPPs), and health care facilities that treat patients with opioids for pain management and opioid use disorders (OUDs).<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_6__1qUJ5 heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_6__RtD9P header__header-byline-container__-GpTM\" data-testid=\"BasicArticleHeaderByLine\">Practical Law Health Care<\/h5>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<p><main class=\"body__body-container__3ShJ4\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"body__sticky-box-container__3wJXm body__sticky-box-container-article__2yuM8\">\n<div class=\"table-of-contents__table-of-contents__VAlOS table-of-contents__table-of-contents-expanded__3x8X5\" data-testid=\"TableOfContents\">\n<header class=\"table-of-contents__header__2DC_r\">\n<h2 class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_6__1qUJ5 heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_6__RtD9P table-of-contents__heading__1OKuU\" role=\"button\" data-testid=\"Heading\"><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Collapse table of 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data-testid=\"root\"><a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__medium__1kbOh text__small__1kGq2 link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_on_hover__2zGL4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/practical-law-the-journal\/legalindustry\/opioid-crisis-issues-health-care-providers-2024-11-01\/#header_37\" data-testid=\"link-1\" aria-current=\"false\" aria-label=\"Access on Practical Law: Treatment Plans and Options\">Treatment Plans and Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"header_65-1\" class=\"content-headings__content-heading__3FEKv\" data-testid=\"root\"><a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__medium__1kbOh text__small__1kGq2 link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_on_hover__2zGL4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/practical-law-the-journal\/legalindustry\/opioid-crisis-issues-health-care-providers-2024-11-01\/#header_65\" data-testid=\"link-1\" aria-current=\"false\" aria-label=\"Access on Practical Law: Reporting Requirements\">Reporting Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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Insurance for OUDs\">Insurance for OUDs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"header_94-1\" class=\"content-headings__content-heading__3FEKv\" data-testid=\"root\"><a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__medium__1kbOh text__small__1kGq2 link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_on_hover__2zGL4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/practical-law-the-journal\/legalindustry\/opioid-crisis-issues-health-care-providers-2024-11-01\/#header_94\" data-testid=\"link-1\" aria-current=\"false\" aria-label=\"Access on Practical Law: Good Samaritan Laws\">Good Samaritan Laws<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"header_100-1\" class=\"content-headings__content-heading__3FEKv\" data-testid=\"root\"><a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__medium__1kbOh text__small__1kGq2 link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_on_hover__2zGL4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/practical-law-the-journal\/legalindustry\/opioid-crisis-issues-health-care-providers-2024-11-01\/#header_100\" data-testid=\"link-1\" aria-current=\"false\" aria-label=\"Access on Practical Law: Grants\">Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"action-buttons__action-buttons__1bbUZ\" data-testid=\"ActionButtons\">\n<div data-testid=\"ActionButtonsShareButtons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body__authors-panel-container__Om2HT\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"context-widget__container__3fXK0 body__context-widget__QIwQh\" data-testid=\"ContextWidget\">\n<div class=\"context-widget__tabcontainer__7d2ES\">\n<ul class=\"context-widget__tabs__18YJD\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf context-widget__tab__1XBL- context-widget__selected__B55Vo\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" data-testid=\"Body\" aria-selected=\"true\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"context-widget__content__1X4Oq\">\n<ul class=\"summary__summary__31feP\" data-testid=\"Summary\">\n<li class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\" data-testid=\"Body\">Federal and state governments impose restrictions on both physician and non-physician opioid prescribers<\/li>\n<li class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\" data-testid=\"Body\">To dispense opioids, federal law requires licensed physicians to register with DEA, have an active license, and fulfill educational and training requirements<\/li>\n<li class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\" data-testid=\"Body\">All states have licensing and registration requirements for providers who prescribe opioids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-elements__container__2clao\" data-testid=\"ContentElements\">\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf content-elements__element__1ks_Z content-elements__article-paragraph__Yui9K\" data-testid=\"ArticleParagraph\">To help combat the ongoing opioid crisis, the federal government and many state governments have enacted statutes to help health care practitioners, including physicians, qualified NPPs, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants (PAs), and health care facilities, respond to OUDs. These statutes establish protocols for handling pain management and OUDs, which address, among other things, treatment plans and the relationship between health care providers and patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf content-elements__element__1ks_Z content-elements__article-paragraph__Yui9K\" data-testid=\"ArticleParagraph\">This article highlights key federal and state legislation governing health care practitioners and facilities treating patients with opioids for pain management and OUDs, focusing on states with greater opioid misuse.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"ArticleParagraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Source: https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/practical-law-the-journal\/legalindustry\/opioid-crisis-issues-health-care-providers-2024-11-01\/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An overview of federal and state laws and legal issues impacting physicians, non-physician practitioners (NPPs), and health care facilities that treat patients with opioids for pain management and opioid use disorders (OUDs). 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