Minnie Gonzalez

House Bill 7052 addresses several areas related to opioid addiction including:

• Encouraging disposal and destruction of unused medication
• Exploring how to establish a consumer marketing and communications campaign
• Establishing a real-time online clearinghouse to identify available detox/recovery beds and other treatment programs
• Assuring insurance coverage for detoxification programs
• Reducing standard opioid prescribing limits for minors from 7 to 5 days
• Creating a voluntary non-opioid directive form, so people can choose not to take opioids
• Creating an opioid fact sheet for practitioners to facilitate face-to-face discussions with patients on risks and signs of addiction

The bill passed 146-0 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.