In response to the opioid epidemic and to promote wellness for our plan members, your employer health plan has adopted Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines when opioids are prescribed for employees and insured family members.

 

As part of this program, we will work with our providers and prescribers to ensure that CDC guidelines are followed when providing care to you and your family, including:

  1. A Treatment Agreement to establish goals for the management of pain AND, when appropriate, the reduction of opiate therapy. These agreements should be signed by patient and physician.
  2. Therapeutic Drug Screening to measure progress and provide objective information for the health care provider. Drug screens have been proven to help patients stay safe and comply with opiate therapy.
  3. Referral to Pain Specialist -- Physicians should not start treatment plans that call for more than 90mg of morphine per day without a documented consultation with a pain management specialist. Also, a pain management specialist should be consulted after 90 days of opiate therapy if pain has not improved or has become chronic