Provider Resources
Many individuals experience chronic pain and treatment can be challenging. These resources are intended to guide providers to information to ensure patients have access to safe and effective pain treatment while reducing the number of overdoses in New Mexico.
This section includes standing orders and other information to prescribe and dispense naloxone or other opioid antagonists.
Naloxone Standing Orders & Dispensing Information
This section includes standing orders and dispensing information for naloxone or other opioid antagonists. These standing orders are revised and updated as needed.
- Naloxone (or other opioid antagonist) Statewide Standing Order for Registered Pharmacists
- Can be used to dispense naloxone or other opioid antagonists. Pharmacist prescriptive authority is not needed to dispense naloxone or other opioid antagonists. Updated January 2022.
- Naloxone (or other opioid antagonist) Dispensing Guide for Pharmacists
- More information on how to use the standing order to dispense opioid antagonists. Updated January 2022.
- Naloxone (or other opioid antagonist) Standing Order Prescription Hardcopy
- Prescription template that can be printed and used by providers. Updated January 2022.
- Naloxone Standing Order for Opioid Treatment Centers/Programs
- Information on how Opioid Treatment Centers/Programs can dispense opioid antagonists. Updated February 2022.
- Information on Opioid Safety & How to Use Naloxone
Resource List
This section includes links to CDC Guidelines and other resources for medical provider licensees.
- CDC Information about Opioids for Healthcare Providers
- New Mexico Medical Board – This site provides licensing information for medical doctors, physician assistants, and doctors of osteopathic medicine
- New Mexico Medical Society – This site provides physicians with information about medical education, conferences, and legislative links
- New Mexico Board of Nursing – This site contains information for nursing licensees about forms, applications, online services, nursing education, and meeting times
- New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department – Information for other medical professions can be found here including dental, chiropractic, optometry, pharmacy, and psychology
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA
- SAMHSA - TIP 54: Managing Chronic Pain in Adults with or in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders – This guide equips clinicians with information for treating chronic pain in adults living with a history of substance use
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) statutes, regulations, and guidelines – Learn about the federal statutes, regulations, and guidelines that apply to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for practitioners and opioid treatment programs (OTPs)
- SAMHSA Practitioner Training – Offers tools, training, and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders
- SAMHSA Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center – Offers TTA on mental and substance use disorders, suicide prevention, and mental health promotion using the Strategic Cultural Framework
CDC Resources for Providers
Clinical tools for providers to aid in safer opioid prescribing.
Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - Archived web content is retained exclusively for reference, research, or recordkeeping and has not been updated to comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards. If you would like a copy of this document, please contact us at adadocumentrequest@doh.nm.gov.
Checklist for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - Archived web content is retained exclusively for reference, research, or recordkeeping and has not been updated to comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards. If you would like a copy of this document, please contact us at adadocumentrequest@doh.nm.gov.
Non-Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain - Archived web content is retained exclusively for reference, research, or recordkeeping and has not been updated to comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards. If you would like a copy of this document, please contact us at adadocumentrequest@doh.nm.gov.
Calculating Total Daily Dose of Opioids for Safety - Archived web content is retained exclusively for reference, research, or recordkeeping and has not been updated to comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards. If you would like a copy of this document, please contact us at adadocumentrequest@doh.nm.gov.