Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113)
Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113)
Chapter 7 - STATE BOARD OF HEALTH - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (§§ 20-7-101 — 20-7-708)
Subchapter 7 - COMBATING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE ACT (§§ 20-7-701 — 20-7-708)
Section 20-7-703 - Opioid prescribing guidelines for emergency department

• (a) A hospital with an emergency department shall adopt guidelines concerning opioid prescribing in the emergency department.

• (b) The guidelines shall be drafted jointly by the emergency department physicians and medical staff and approved by the governing body of the hospital.

• (c) The guidelines shall address, at a minimum:
  • (1) Treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain and acute pain;
  • (2) Limits on amounts or duration of opioid prescriptions; and
  • (3) Identification of situations where opioid prescriptions should be discouraged or prohibited.

• (d) The guidelines shall not be construed as establishing a standard of care.

Added by Act 2015, No. 1208,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.