{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.64.363","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.64.363","heading":"Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.","body":"(a) A licensee may not issue\n(1) an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to an adult patient for outpatient use;\n(2) a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to a minor; at the time a licensee writes a prescription for an opioid for a minor, the licensee shall discuss with the parent or guardian of the minor why the prescription is necessary and the risks associated with opioid use.\n(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a licensee may issue a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to an adult or minor patient if, in the professional medical judgment of the licensee, more than a seven-day supply of an opioid is necessary for\n(1) the patient's acute medical condition, chronic pain management, pain associated with cancer, or pain experienced while the patient is in palliative care; the licensee may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the patient's medical condition, chronic pain, pain associated with cancer, or pain experienced while the patient is in palliative care; the licensee shall document in the patient's medical record the condition triggering the prescription of an opioid in a quantity that exceeds a seven-day supply and indicate that a nonopioid alternative was not appropriate to address the medical condition;\n(2) a patient who is unable to access a practitioner within the time necessary for a refill of the seven-day supply because of a logistical or travel barrier; the licensee may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the patient for the time that the patient is unable to access a practitioner; the licensee shall document in the patient's medical record the reason for the prescription of an opioid in a quantity that exceeds a seven-day supply and indicate that a nonopioid alternative was not appropriate to address the medical condition; in this paragraph, “practitioner” has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900; or\n(3) the treatment of a patient's substance abuse or opioid dependence; the licensee may write a prescription for an opioid approved for the treatment of substance abuse or opioid dependence for the quantity needed to treat the patient's substance abuse or opioid dependence; the licensee shall document in the patient's medical record the reason for the prescription of an opioid approved for the treatment of substance abuse or opioid dependence in a quantity that exceeds a seven-day supply and indicate that a nonopioid alternative was not appropriate for the treatment of substance abuse or opioid dependence.\n(c) In this section,\n(1) “adult” means\n(A) an individual who has reached 18 years of age; or\n(B) an emancipated minor;\n(2) “emancipated minor” means a minor whose disabilities have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590;\n(3) “minor” means an individual under 18 years of age who is not an emancipated minor.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 64. Medicine.","Article 2. Licensing."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.64.363","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"dac72a07dc75703f8aaf2665757450b77de77c136c375cbaf54080ef0fc300a5","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.64.362","next":"us-ak/as-08.64.364"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}