"Health care practitioner." As defined in section 103 of the
act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care
Facilities Act, including a practitioner who provides services
in an emergency department at a hospital or urgent care center
and is authorized to prescribe medication under the laws of this
Commonwealth.
"Hospital." As defined in section 802.1 of the Health Care
Facilities Act.
"Opioid drug product." A drug product that contains an
opioid agonist and is designated by the United States Food and
Drug Administration for the treatment of pain.
"Urgent care center." An organization or business entity
that provides outpatient treatment to patients with urgent
medical conditions, illnesses or injuries on an unscheduled
basis but that is not licensed as a hospital or an ambulatory
surgical facility.
Section 3. Prescribing practices.
(a) Limitation on quantity of opioid drug products.--A
(A) LIMITATION ON QUANTITY OF OPIOID DRUG PRODUCTS.--
(1) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (2), A health care
practitioner may not prescribe an opioid drug product to an
individual seeking treatment in an emergency department or
urgent care center in a quantity sufficient to treat that
individual for more than seven days.
(2) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (1), IF, IN THE
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL JUDGMENT OF A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER,
MORE THAN A SEVEN-DAY SUPPLY OF AN OPIOID DRUG PRODUCT IS
REQUIRED TO TREAT A PATIENT'S ACUTE MEDICAL CONDITION OR IS
NECESSARY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A CANCER
DIAGNOSIS OR FOR PALLIATIVE CARE, THEN THE HEALTH CARE
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