PRINTER'S NO. 408
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
396
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DiGIROLAMO, PICKETT, DRISCOLL, SNYDER, TAYLOR,
STURLA, O'NEILL, O'BRIEN, MURT, JAMES, KINSEY, TOOHIL,
LONGIETTI, HEFFLEY, BOBACK, GALLOWAY, D. MILLER, MILLARD,
DOWLING, STAATS, A. HARRIS, GAINEY, DAVIS, KAVULICH, McNEILL,
NELSON, READSHAW, CALTAGIRONE, KORTZ AND NEILSON,
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
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," further providing for
requirements for prescribers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8(a) and (b) 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, amended
November 2, 2016 (P.L.980, No.124), are amended to read:
Section 8. Requirements for prescribers.
(a) System query.--A prescriber shall query the system[:
(1) for each patient the first time the patient is
prescribed a controlled substance by the prescriber for
purposes of establishing a baseline and a thorough medical
record;
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