Ohio
For Ohio, initial supply days is seven-day supply; applies to is Opioid analgesics for acute pain (physicians, State Medical Board rule); adults 7 days, minors 5 days; exception provision is may be exceeded for pain that is expected to persist for longer than seven days based on the pathology causing the pain; mme limit is an average of thirty MED per day; citation is 4731-11-13, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- state
- Ohio our reading
- initial supply days
- seven-day supply verified
- applies to
- Opioid analgesics for acute pain (physicians, State Medical Board rule); adults 7 days, minors 5 days our reading
- exception provision
- may be exceeded for pain that is expected to persist for longer than seven days based on the pathology causing the pain verified
- mme limit
- an average of thirty MED per day our reading
- citation
- 4731-11-13 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(i) For adults, not more than a seven-day supply with no refills; (ii) For minors, not more than a five-day supply with no refills. A physician shall comply with section <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3719.061> 3719.061 of the Revised Code, including but not limited to obtaining from the parent, guardian, or another adult who is authorized to consent to the minor's medical treatment written consent prior to prescribing an opioid analgesic to a minor; (iii) The seven-day limit for adults and five-day limit for minors may be exceeded for pain that is expected to persist for longer than seven days based on the pathology causing the pain. In this circumstance, the reason that the limits are being exceeded and the reason that a non-opioid medication was not appropriate to treat the patient's conditions shall be documented in the patient's medical record. The number of days of the prescription shall not exceed the amount required to treat the expected duration of the pain as noted in paragraph (A) (2) of this rule; and (iv) If a patient is allergic to or otherwise unable to tolerate the initially prescribed opioid medication, a prescription for a different, appropriate opioid may be issued at any time during the initial seven or five-day dosing period and shall be subject to all other provisions of this rule. The allergy and/or intolerance shall be documented in the patient's medical record. The patient or the minor patient's parent, guardian or another adult who is authorized to consent to the minor's medical treatment must be provided education of the safe disposal of the unused medication. (b) The patient, or a minor's parent or guardian, shall be advised of the benefits and risks of the opioid analgesic, including the potential for addiction, and the advice shall be documented in the patient's medical record; and (c) The total morphine equivalent dose (MED) of a prescription for opioid analgesics for treatment of acute pain shall not exceed an average of thirty MED per day, except when all of the following apply:
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4731-11-13