{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.98.245","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.98.245","heading":"Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.","body":"(a) A veterinarian may not issue an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven- day supply to the owner of an animal patient for outpatient use.\n(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a veterinarian may issue a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to the owner of an animal if the veterinarian determines that more than a seven-day supply of an opioid is necessary\n(1) to treat the animal's medical condition or for chronic pain management; the veterinarian may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the animal's medical condition or chronic pain; the veterinarian shall document in the animal'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; or\n(2) for an owner who is unable to access a veterinarian or pharmacist within the time necessary for a refill of the seven-day supply because of a logistical or travel barrier; the veterinarian may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the animal for the time that the owner is unable to access a veterinarian or pharmacist; the veterinarian shall document in the animal'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.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 98. Veterinarians.","Article 3. Enforcement."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.98.245","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"523105ba1bc48c9a43d177194741ca55fcf6b3360bffb84199763c066edaf2c9","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.98.240","next":"us-ak/as-08.98.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}