Some of the strictest regulations are in Washington and Ohio, the report said. A new Washington law, which passed in July and which will go into effect in January, requires physicians and patients to sign “patient contracts” as well as provides guidelines for evaluating and treating patients with chronic noncancer pain. In Ohio, physicians working at clinics where more than 50 percent of patients are prescribed opioids are required to complete 20 hours of pain medicine continuing education every two years.
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