Bill limiting opioid prescriptions for hurt workers passes North Dakota House The bill would limit the opioids prescribed to workers through North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance to 90 "morphine milligram equivalents" per day. Prescriptions would also be limited to seven days in the first 30 days of treatment, and patients would have to travel to their medical provider in-person to renew a prescription. The bill makes exceptions for cancer treatments, hospice care, nursing home care and drug abuse treatments. Written By: Jeremy Turley | × (Getty Images) BISMARCK — A bill that would limit how many opioid-based painkillers injured workers can receive in a single prescription was passed Wednesday, Jan. 27, by the North Dakota House of Representatives.