PRINTER'S NO. 2075
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1368
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, YAW, SCARNATI, CORMAN, AUMENT, BROWNE,
BARTOLOTTA, FOLMER, RAFFERTY, RESCHENTHALER, VULAKOVICH,
FONTANA, TEPLITZ, COSTA, HUTCHINSON, YUDICHAK AND STEFANO,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in public safety, providing for safe
opioid prescription and imposing powers and duties on certain
Commonwealth agencies.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a chapter in Part III to read:
CHAPTER 51
SAFE OPIOID PRESCRIPTION
Sec.
5101. Definitions.
5102. Safe opioid prescription education .
5103. Temporary regulations .
§ 5101. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
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context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Applicant." An individual that will prescribe a controlled
substance containing an opioid.
"Approved education." Education which, at a minimum, meets
the standards required under the curriculum established under
section 5102(b) (relating to safe opioid prescription
education).
"College." Any of the following:
(1) A medical college.
(2) A medical training facility, including a school of
nursing and a school of optometry.
(3) A dental school.
(4) An osteopathic medical college or osteopathic
medical training facility.
"Controlled substance." A drug, substance or immediate
precursor included in Schedules I through V of section 4 of the
act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled
Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.
"Licensing boards." The following:
(1) The State Board of Dentistry.
(2) The State Board of Medicine.
(3) The State Board of Nursing.
(4) The State Board of Optometry.
(5) The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
(6) The State Board of Podiatry.
"Opioid." Any of the following:
(1) A preparation or derivative of opium.
(2) A synthetic narcotic that has opiate-like effects
but is not derived from opium.
(3) A group of naturally occurring peptides that bind at
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or otherwise influence opiate receptors, including opioid
agonist.
§ 5102. Safe opioid prescription education.
(a) Requirement.--Beginning January 1, 2018, each licensing
board shall require that an applicant submit proof to the
appropriate board that the applicant has completed approved
education on the specific topic of safe prescription of a
controlled substance containing an opioid prior to the granting
of a license or certificate that would allow the applicant to
prescribe a controlled substance containing an opioid.
(b) Curriculum. --Beginning August 1, 2017, the licensing
boards shall, by joint regulation, implement a safe prescription
of a controlled substance containing an opioid curriculum. The
curriculum may be offered in colleges or by providers approved
by the licensing boards and shall include all of the following:
(1) Current, age-appropriate information relating to
pain management.
(2) Multimodal treatments for chronic pain that minimize
the use of a controlled substance containing an opioid.
(3) If a controlled substance containing an opioid is
indicated, instruction on safe methods of prescribing a
controlled substance containing an opioid that follow
guideline-based care.
(4) Identification of patients who have risk factors for
developing problems with prescription of a controlled
substance containing an opioid.
(5) Training on managing substance abuse disorders as a
chronic disease.
(c) Separation from standardized curriculum.--The education
required under this chapter shall not be considered part of the
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college's c urriculum necessary for graduation.
§ 5103. Temporary regulations.
In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this
chapter, each licensing board may issue temporary regulations.
The following shall apply:
(1) The temporary regulations shall expire no later than
two years after their issuance.
(2) The temporary regulations issued by each licensing
board shall not be subject to:
(i) Sections 201, 202 and 203 of the act of July 31,
1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth
Documents Law.
(ii) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181),
known as the Regulatory Review Act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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