Sec. 7333b.
(1) Beginning July 1, 2018, if a prescriber is treating a patient for acute pain, the prescriber shall not prescribe the patient more than a 7-day supply of an opioid within a 7-day period.
(2) As used in this section, "acute pain" means pain that is the normal, predicted physiological response to a noxious chemical or a thermal or mechanical stimulus and is typically associated with invasive procedures, trauma, and disease and usually lasts for a limited amount of time.
History: Add. 2017, Act 251, Eff. Mar. 27, 2018 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 7 - Controlled Substances (333.7101...333.7545)
368-1978-7-73 - Part 73 Manufacture, Distribution, and Dispensing (333.7301...333.7341)
Section 333.7301a - Licensing Activities Subject to Certain Provisions.
Section 333.7304 - Exemptions From Licensure.
Section 333.7315 - Reinstatement of License; Application; Hearing.
Section 333.7321 - Records; Inventories; Annual Inventory; Retention.
Section 333.7331 - Authority to Purchase Schedule 1 or 2 Controlled Substance; Order Form.
Section 333.7333a - Electronic Monitoring System; Definitions.
Section 333.7334 - Repealed. 2001, Act 231, Eff. Jan. 6, 2003.
Section 333.7335 - Repealed. 2013, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013.
Section 333.7336 - Repealed. 2013, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013.