HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1741, 1912
PRINTER'S NO. 2177
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1202
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY YAW, WOZNIAK, SABATINA, VOGEL, FARNESE, RAFFERTY,
HUTCHINSON, BLAKE, BARTOLOTTA, MENSCH, YUDICHAK, WAGNER,
FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, WARD, STEFANO, HUGHES, BROWNE, SCARNATI,
WILLIAMS, SCHWANK AND SCAVELLO, MAY 2, 2016
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 19, 2016
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 27, 2014 (P.L.2911, No.191),
entitled "An act providing for prescription drug monitoring;
creating the ABC-MAP Board; establishing the Achieving Better
Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program; and providing
for unlawful acts and penalties," providing for licensing
boards to require education in pain management and dispensing
and prescribing practices of opioids PROVIDING FOR LICENSING
BOARDS TO REQUIRE EDUCATION IN PAIN MANAGEMENT, ADDICTION AND
PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING PRACTICES FOR OPIOIDS.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. 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, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 9.1. Licensing boards to require education in pain
management and dispensing and prescribing practices
of opioids.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided for in
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subsection (c), each licensing board in the Department of State
jurisdiction over professional licensees who are dispensers or
prescribers shall require:
(1) Individuals applying for an initial license or
certification issued by the licensing board, which license or
certification authorizes the licensee to be a dispenser or
prescriber, shall submit, no later than 12 months after
obtaining an initial license or certification, documentation
acceptable to the licensing board of the completion of at
least two hours of education in pain management and at least
two hours of education in the dispensing or prescribing
practices of opioids. The education may occur as part of the
applicants' professional degree educational program.
(2) Dispensers and prescribers applying for the renewal
of a license or certification issued by the licensing board
to complete at least two hours of education in pain
management or two hours of education in the dispensing or
prescribing practices of opioids as a portion of the total
continuing education required for biennial renewal.
(b) Consultation with department.--Each licensing board
shall, in consultation with the department, approve the
curricula for the pain management and prescribing practices of
opioids education.
(c) Exception.--The requirement in subsection (a)(2) shall
not apply to a dispenser or prescriber who is exempt from the
Drug Enforcement Administration's requirements for a
registration number under 21 CFR Ch. II (relating to Drug
Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice) and
applicable State law.
SECTION 9.1. LICENSING BOARDS TO REQUIRE EDUCATION IN PAIN
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MANAGEMENT, ADDICTION AND PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING
PRACTICES FOR OPIOIDS.
(A) GENERAL RULE.--EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBSECTION (C), EACH LICENSING BOARD SHALL REQUIRE:
(1) INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR AN INITIAL LICENSE OR
CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE LICENSING BOARD, WHICH LICENSE OR
CERTIFICATION AUTHORIZES THE LICENSEE OR CERTIFICATE HOLDER
TO BE A DISPENSER OR PRESCRIBER, TO SUBMIT, NO LATER THAN 12
MONTHS AFTER OBTAINING AN INITIAL LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION,
DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE LICENSING BOARD OF THE
COMPLETION OF AT LEAST TWO HOURS OF EDUCATION IN PAIN
MANAGEMENT OR IDENTIFICATION OF ADDICTION AND AT LEAST TWO
HOURS OF EDUCATION IN THE PRACTICES OF PRESCRIBING OR
DISPENSING OF OPIOIDS. THE EDUCATION MAY OCCUR AS PART OF THE
INDIVIDUAL'S PROFESSIONAL DEGREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(2) DISPENSERS AND PRESCRIBERS APPLYING FOR THE RENEWAL
OF A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION TO COMPLETE AT LEAST TWO HOURS
OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN PAIN MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION OF
ADDICTION OR THE PRACTICES OF PRESCRIBING OR DISPENSING OF
OPIOIDS AS A PORTION OF THE TOTAL CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIRED FOR BIENNIAL RENEWAL.
(B) CONSULTATION WITH DEPARTMENT.--EACH LICENSING BOARD
SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, APPROVE THE
CURRICULA FOR THE PAIN MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION OF ADDICTION
AND THE PRACTICES OF PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING OF OPIOIDS
EDUCATION.
(C) EXCEPTION.--THE REQUIREMENT IN SUBSECTION (A)(2) SHALL
NOT APPLY TO A PRESCRIBER WHO IS EXEMPT FROM THE DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION'S REQUIREMENTS FOR A REGISTRATION
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NUMBER UNDER 21 CFR CH. II (RELATING TO DRUG ENFORCEMENT
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE) AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW
AND DOES NOT USE THE REGISTRATION NUMBER OF ANOTHER PERSON OR
ENTITY AS PERMITTED BY LAW TO PRESCRIBE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN
ANY MANNER.
(D) DEFINITION.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM
"LICENSING BOARD" MEANS A LICENSING BOARD UNDER THE BUREAU OF
PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WITH JURISDICTION OVER PROFESSIONAL LICENSEES OR CERTIFICATE
HOLDERS WHO ARE DISPENSERS OR PRESCRIBERS.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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