California Health and Safety Code

§ 11158.1

HSC § 11158.1 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 10 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except when a patient is being treated as set forth in Sections 11159, 11159.2, and 11167.5, and Article 2 (commencing with Section 11215) of Chapter 5, pertaining to the treatment of persons with substance use disorder, except when a patient is currently receiving hospice care, a prescriber shall discuss all of the following information with the patient, or if the patient is a minor, the minor, the minor’s parent or guardian, or another adult authorized to consent to the minor’s medical treatment, before directly dispensing or issuing to a patient the first prescription in a single course of treatment for a controlled substance containing an opioid:

(1)The risks of addiction and overdose associated with the use of opioids.

(2)The increased risk of addiction to an opioid for an individual who is suffering from both mental and substance abuse disorders.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 862, Sec. 1. (SB 607) Effective January 1, 2025.