NOTICE Stakeholder Meeting to Discuss the Policy for Prescribing and Dispensing Opioids Wednesday, August 30,2017(MST) 2:00 p.m. 1560 Broadway, Room 1900, Denver, CO 80202 A webcast of the Stakeholder Meeting will be available. Please register to participate in the meeting via webinar at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2167202673855794178 What is this about? The Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies is hosting a stakeholder meeting in Denver to discuss potential updates to the Policy for Prescribing and Dispensing Opioids (Policy). The Colorado healthcare licensing boards are seeking public input so they can understand the needs of Coloradans and the impact of the current Policy on Colorado communities. Input received will inform the Boards’ decisionmaking as they begin to revise the Policy, which serves the dual purpose of treating the individual patient and improving public health. DPO invites anyone to attend this meeting to offer feedback and ideas regarding the Policy. This forum follows three previous Community Meetings held in Pueblo, Greeley and Denver over the past year. Why does the Division need my help? We need your help to identify how revisions to the Policy will affect consumer outcomes, positively or negatively. Your opinions and recommendations will help shape any final revisions of the Policy. How do I submit my comments and what is the deadline? We will hold the Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, August 30, at 1560 Broadway, Room 1900, Denver, CO, 80202. A webinar will also be available for remote access to the discussion. Please register for this option at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2167202673855794178. Stakeholder input will be limited to discussion of the Policy for Prescribing and Dispensing Opioids. Oral comments will be taken from participants who are present in-person or participating via webinar. If you cannot make the meeting in-person or wish to make written
rather than oral comments, you may email your written comments to Holli Weaver at
[email protected] Please submit your written comments by 5:00 p.m., August 30, 2017. Will my comments become part of the official record for rulemaking? Yes, we will incorporate your comments into the official record when the Boards adopt any final revisions to the Policy. Staff will identify your comments as information received in anticipation of the development of a revised Policy. Please note that you will have an additional opportunity to provide testimony and/or written comments regarding any final revisions to the Policy at the Boards’ respective meetings. May I invite others? YES! If you know of any person or persons who may be interested in providing feedback, please do not hesitate to forward this information. What if I need additional Information? If you have any questions or concerns about stakeholder input, please send them to
[email protected]. If additional information becomes available, it will be posted on the healthcare Boards’ respective webpages.