North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter 23 - INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Subchapter M - RULES FOR THE UTILIZATION OF OPIOIDS, RELATED PRESCRIPTIONS, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT TREATMENT IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS
Section .0300 - UTILIZATION RULES FOR OPIOID ANTAGONISTS
Section 23M .0301 - CO-PRESCRIPTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST

Universal Citation: 11 NC Admin Code 23M .0301

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) A health care provider prescribing a targeted controlled substance shall consider co-prescribing an opioid antagonist to the following:

(1) employees taking benzodiazepines and a targeted controlled substance;

(2) employees whose dosage exceeds a 50 mg morphine equivalent dose per day;

(3) employees with a history of drug overdose;

(4) employees with a history of substance use disorder;

(5) employees with a history of an underlying mental health condition that places them at an increased risk for overdose;

(6) employees with a medical condition such as respiratory disease, sleep apnea, or other comorbidities that places them at an increased risk for opioid toxicity, respiratory distress, or opioid overdose.

(b) If a health care provider prescribes an opioid antagonist pursuant to one or more of the conditions listed in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the health care provider shall write the prescription to allow for product selection by the employer or carrier, including an intranasal formulation approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Authority 97-25; 97-25.4; 97-80(a); S.L. 2017-203, s. 4;
Eff. May 1, 2018;
Recodified from 04 NCAC 10M .0301 Eff. June 1, 2018.

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