No opioid laws
- Colorado Medical Society passed July 2017 board meeting – Opioid Prescribing and Treatment Guidelines for Emergency Departments
- Regulatory Boards for dental, medical, nursing and pharmacy in Colorado along with the Nurse-Physician Advisory Taskforce for Colorado Healthcare supported development of Policy for Prescribing and Dispensing Opioids:
- Bright line thresholds for additional safeguards at certain levels: 90 days in duration, 120 MME dosages or certain formulations such as transdermal or long-acting preparations
- Assessing patient risk in all prescribing situations
- Classifying pain – acute vs chronic pain