Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality April 24, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

For the ``Opioid Management in Older Adults'' project, AHRQ is seeking to identify innovative approaches to managing opioid medications for chronic pain that are particularly relevant for older adults. Use of long-term opioid therapy in older adults can be especially problematic because of increased risks such as delirium, falls, and dementia. Through this notice, the comment period has been extended to June 30, 2020. The subject matter content remains unchanged from the original notice which was previously published on March 18, 2020 (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-18/pdf/2020- 05612.pdf).