PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2766
PRINTER'S NO. 3534
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1805
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MASSER, HEFFLEY, O'BRIEN, THOMAS, MILLARD, CORBIN,
ROZZI, R. BROWN, TAYLOR, STEPHENS, READSHAW, COHEN, SNYDER
AND FARRY, JANUARY 27, 2016
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, JUNE 15, 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 addiction education. 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 15. Licensing Boards to Require Addiction Education.
(a) General rule.--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
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