General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6013
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2273
*02273*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. WOOD, 141st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6013
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2273
*02273*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. WOOD, 141st Dist.
AN ACT PERMITTING PATIENTS TO INDICATE A CHOICE NOT TO RECEIVE OPIOIDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow patients to request that their medical records or chart reflect that they choose not to receive opioids unless a health care provider determines that there is an emergency that warrants the administration of opioids.
Statement of Purpose:
To help patients have more control of their medicine.