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HB270

HB 270: Offering Opioid Overdose Drugs with Certain Prescriptions

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This bill requires certain medical licensees in Alaska to offer a prescription for an opioid overdose drug when they prescribe opioids under specific high-risk conditions.

Defines 'opioid overdose drug' using the meaning found in existing state law AS 17.20.085(g).
Requires licensees to offer a prescription for an opioid overdose drug if the opioid supply lasts more than three days.
Mandates offering the overdose drug if the daily opioid dose equals or exceeds 50 morphine milligram equivalents.
Requires offering the overdose drug if the patient is also prescribed benzodiazepines.
Requires offering the overdose drug if the patient has a history of overdose or substance use disorder.

Licensees who issue prescriptions for opioids under AS 08.36.355, AS 08.64.363, and AS 08.72.276.
Advanced practice registered nurses who prescribe opioids under AS 08.68.705.
Patients receiving opioid prescriptions that meet the listed risk criteria.

The bill text does not specify an effective date.
The definition of 'opioid overdose drug' relies on another state statute (AS 17.20.085(g)) which is referenced but not fully quoted in this text.

Plain language

Opioid overdose drug: A medication defined in state statute AS 17.20.085(g).
Morphine milligram equivalent (MME): A measurement used to compare the strength of different opioids.

Official record

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OPIOID OVERDOSE DRUG PRESCRIPTION An Act relating to the prescription of opioid overdose drugs.

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