(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Chronic nonmalignant pain” means pain requiring more than three (3) consecutive months of prescriptions for:(A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone;(B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or(C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day;(2) “Hospital” means a healthcare facility licensed as a hospital by the State Board of Health under § 20-9-213;(3) “Opioid” means a drug or medication that relieves pain, including without limitation:(A) Codeine;(B) Fentanyl;(C) Heroin;(D) Hydrocodone;(E) Morphine; and(F) Oxycodone; and(4) “Prescriber” means a practitioner or other authorized person who prescribes a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance.
(1) “Chronic nonmalignant pain” means pain requiring more than three (3) consecutive months of prescriptions for:(A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone;(B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or(C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day;
(A) An opioid that is written for more than the equivalent of ninety (90) tablets, each containing five milligrams (5 mg) of hydrocodone;
(B) A morphine equivalent dose of more than fifteen milligrams (15 mg) per day; or
(C) In the specific case of tramadol, an average dose equivalent of two hundred milligrams (200 mg) or greater per day;
(2) “Hospital” means a healthcare facility licensed as a hospital by the State Board of Health under § 20-9-213;
(3) “Opioid” means a drug or medication that relieves pain, including without limitation:(A) Codeine;(B) Fentanyl;(C) Heroin;(D) Hydrocodone;(E) Morphine; and(F) Oxycodone; and
(A) Codeine;
(B) Fentanyl;
(C) Heroin;
(D) Hydrocodone;
(E) Morphine; and
(F) Oxycodone; and
(4) “Prescriber” means a practitioner or other authorized person who prescribes a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance.