Initial Opioid Prescription Day Limit for Acute Pain (NY, NJ, TX)
The day limit on an opioid prescription for acute pain in New York, New Jersey, or Texas, with each state's exceptions.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- State
- New York
- What the opioid is for
- Acute pain
- Days supplied
- 10
- Initial prescription for this pain
- Yes
Result: A 10-day initial prescription is 3 days over New York's 7-day limit for acute pain.
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What you enter
- State
- What the opioid is for
- Days supplied
- Initial prescription for this pain
- Refills ordered (Texas)
- Extended-release or long-acting (New Jersey)
- Initial prescription date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Today's date (YYYY-MM-DD)
How this is calculated
N.Y. Public Health Law 3331(5); N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6; Tex. Health & Safety Code 481.07636 (Acts 2019, H.B. 2174). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.