H1698B3532A10912 DMS:EJH 10/25/16 #90 A10912
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1698
Sponsor: SENATOR WHITE
Printer's No. 3532
Amend Bill, page 4, line 3, by striking out "AT LEAST THREE"
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 4 and 5, by striking out "IN A
MANNER THAT PRESERVES THERAPEUTIC CHOICE FOR PRESCRIBERS AND
PATIENTS"
Amend Bill, page 4, line 19, by striking out "(a)
Prohibition.--"
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 24 through 30, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 6. Prescribing.
(a) Guidelines.--The Department of Health shall adopt
mandatory, evidence-based guidelines for prescribing abuse-
deterrent prescription opioids. The guidelines shall be
published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(b) Educational materials.--The Department of Health shall
develop educational materials to explain the risks associated
with all opioids notwithstanding their abuse-deterrent labeling.
Prescribers shall distribute these materials with every opioid
prescription regardless of whether the opioid being prescribed
has abuse-deterrent properties.
Amend Bill, page 5, line 1, by striking out "6" and inserting
7
Amend Bill, page 5, line 13, by striking out "7" and
inserting
8
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