H1987B2849A07188 BIL:NLG 05/21/18 #90 A07188
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1987
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE SCHLOSSBERG
Printer's No. 2849
Amend Bill, page 1, line 19, by striking out "either"
Amend Bill, page 1, line 20, by striking out "During" and
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To a patient who is being treated on an in-patient basis or
remains in observation status, or during
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 1 and 2, by striking out all of
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(2) For use in palliative or hospice care.
(3) For use in the management of pain associated with
cancer.
(4) To a patient whose treatment is associated with a
medical emergency as documented in the individual's medical
record.
(b) In instances where, in the professional medical judgment
of the prescriber, fentanyl is required to stabilize an
individual's acute medical condition, the prescriber may
prescribe no more than a seven-day supply of fentanyl. In order
for this subsection to apply, the prescriber must:
(1) document the acute medical condition in the individual's
medical record with the prescriber; and
(2) state the reason why another medication is not
appropriate to address the acute medical condition.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 3, by striking out "(b)" and
inserting
(c)
Amend Bill, page 2, line 10, by striking out "(c)" and
inserting
(d)
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 11 and 12
(e) As used in this section, the term "prescriber" shall
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have the meaning given to it in section 3 of the act of October
27, 2014 (P.L.2911, No.191), known as the "Achieving Better Care
by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act."
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