Another question:
My 89+ year old Mom is being cared for at home, and still has a bit of mobility with a walker or wheelchair, but she has incredibly bad arthritis. We do all we can to relieve the pains this brings with non-narcotic methods, and actually have her taking less Norco than she was for a while there, but, I still have to take her to her Dr. once a month to get the Norco prescription renewed. (Can’t be done if she isn’t seen in person.) This GREATLY increases her risk of exposure.
Can the Feds issue a request to states to relax this requirement if the Dr. can provide proof of a severe chronic condition?
Check with your insurance co. Mine told me yesterday some Of the rules for refilling medication are relaxed once your state declares an emergency.
Contact her provider. They will guide you through visit procedures during this pandemic. A lot of physician groups are ramping up telemedicine (seeing patients via audio/visual). Even Medicare is working out wrinkles to pay for telemed during the coronavirus pandemic. Not optimistic it will apply for opioid refills, however.