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Tragically, this critical information was not communicated to the discharging physician, who prescribed her 50 oxycodone pills. Jessie fatally overdosed the next day at age 30. Legislative Purpose and Key Provisions jessie law
The law is named after , an avid runner and student from West Virginia who had been in recovery from heroin addiction for several years. In 2016, following hip surgery in Michigan, Jessie and her family explicitly informed hospital staff of her addiction history eight separate times to ensure she was not prescribed addictive narcotics. AI responses may include mistakes
: The primary goal is to ensure that every healthcare provider involved in a patient's care—especially those prescribing medication—has the information needed to provide medically appropriate, safe treatment. Wider Impact Jessie fatally overdosed the next day at age 30
: Information regarding addiction history is only shared if the patient provides explicit consent.
: The law requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish best practices for prominently displaying a patient’s history of opioid use disorder in their medical records, similar to how a life-threatening drug allergy is flagged.