Though rates of prescription overdose deaths in Ohio are at a six-year low, there are new rules on collecting data on opioid prescriptions going into effect. In August, the state began limiting the amount of opioid-based painkillers doctors could prescribe at one time – seven days for adults and five days for kids. And now, as Tessie Pollack with the State Medical Board of Ohio explains,new data collection rulesare in place for those prescribers by requiring diagnosis codes on scripts.
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Ohio Health Care Providers Must Now Follow New Rules When Prescribing Opioids
