Connecticut § 20-14s Treatment agreement required for prescription of opioid drugs for duration greater than twelve weeks.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 20-14s — Treatment agreement required for prescription of opioid drugs for duration greater than twelve weeks.

Connecticut § 20-14s

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-14s (2026).

Text

A prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, who prescribes an opioid drug, as defined in section 20-14o, for the treatment of pain for a patient for a duration greater than twelve weeks shall establish a treatment agreement with the patient or discuss a care plan for the chronic use of opioids with the patient. The treatment agreement or care plan shall, at a minimum, include treatment goals, risks of using opioids, urine drug screens and expectations regarding the continuing treatment of pain with opioids, such as situations requiring discontinuation of opioid treatment and, to the extent possible, nonopioid treatment options, including, but not limited to, manipulation, chiropractic, spinal cord stimulation, massage therapy, acupuncture, physical therapy and other treatment

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A prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, who prescribes an opioid drug, as defined in section 20-14o, for the treatment of pain for a patient for a duration greater than twelve weeks shall establish a treatment agreement with the patient or discuss a care plan for the chronic use of opioids with the patient. The treatment agreement or care plan shall, at a minimum, include treatment goals, risks of using opioids, urine drug screens and expectations regarding the continuing treatment of pain with opioids, such as situations requiring discontinuation of opioid treatment and, to the extent possible, nonopioid treatment options, including, but not limited to, manipulation, chiropractic, spinal cord stimulation, massage therapy, acupuncture, physical therapy and other treatment regimens or modalities. A record of the treatment agreement or care plan shall be recorded in the patient's medical record.

Legislative History

(P.A. 19-191, S. 6; P.A. 22-108, S. 1; P.A. 23-195, S. 2.) History: P.A. 22-108 added reference to nonopioid treatments of chiropractic and spinal cord stimulation, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-195 made a technical change.