91制片厂 Hosts CME to Address Nevada’s New Opioid Law
91制片厂 hosted nearly 800 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other members of the healthcare community during two Continuing Medical Education (CME) seminars and an information session for office managers to address Nevada鈥檚 new opioid law.
Drs. Weldon Havins and Joseph Hardy from Touro鈥檚 College of Osteopathic Medicine provided informative sessions about Nevada Assembly Bill 474, which was implemented on Jan. 1 as a way to help combat the opioid crisis in Nevada.
The bill includes language that will impact how Nevada healthcare providers prescribe opioids to their patients, including a possible revocation of a license if a provider incurs five violations in a year.
鈥淭he intent of the law is to prevent people from overdosing on opioids and decreasing the number of opioids available so they can鈥檛 be stolen or diverted,鈥� said Hardy, who also serves as a State Senator in the Nevada Legislature. 鈥淎s a legislator, I was able to speak authoritatively about what the intent of the law was.鈥�
The medical community鈥檚 growing interest of the law prior to its first of the year implementation was the catalyst of the CME.
鈥淲e sent out an invitation just before the Christmas weekend to invite them to come and ask their questions on Jan. 3,鈥� Hardy said. 鈥淲ell, the folks here at the office came in on the Tuesday after Christmas and noticed that 200 people had registered. By the end of the day, it was over 300.鈥�
The CME and info session provided the valley鈥檚 prescribers and their office staff with the intent behind the new law, as well as what guidelines or ideas they can follow to ensure they are in compliance going forward.
鈥淎ny new law has issues when it鈥檚 implemented,鈥� Hardy said. 鈥淭here is a lot of anxiety among the medical community because of this new bill.鈥�
In addition to the on-campus sessions, participants were provided with resources on the new law and how it can be properly followed.
