{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.72.276","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.72.276","heading":"Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.","body":"(a) A licensee may not issue\n(1) an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to an adult patient for outpatient use;\n(2) a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to a minor; upon issuance of a prescription for an opioid to 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 four-day supply to an adult or minor patient if the licensee determines that more than a four-day supply of an opioid is necessary\n(1) to treat the patient's medical condition or for chronic pain management; the licensee may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the patient's medical condition or chronic pain; the licensee shall document in the patient's medical record the condition triggering the prescription of an opioid in a quantity that exceeds a four-day supply and indicate that a nonopioid alternative was not appropriate to address the medical condition; or\n(2) for a patient who is unable to access a practitioner within the time necessary for a refill of the four-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 four-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.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 72. Optometrists.","Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.72.276","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"8ab3f04fff17febe6456bcaf92bc55c677f3900f407210f492c56bd39a3d3d9f","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.72.275","next":"us-ak/as-08.72.278"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}