PRINTER'S NO. 3829
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2314
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DiGIROLAMO, MILLARD, TAYLOR, JAMES, DAVIS, ROZZI,
SAYLOR, DRISCOLL, SNYDER, NEILSON, KINSEY, MURT, DeLISSIO,
HARHART, HARHAI, MAHONEY, D. COSTA, YOUNGBLOOD, GROVE,
ZIMMERMAN AND NELSON, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, SEPTEMBER 14, 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," 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, are amended
to read:
Section 8. Requirements for prescribers.
(a) System query.--A prescriber shall query the system[:
(1)] for each patient [the first] every time the patient
is prescribed a controlled substance by the prescriber [for
purposes of establishing a baseline and a thorough medical
record; or
(2) if a prescriber believes or has reason to believe,
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using sound clinical judgment, that a patient may be abusing
or diverting drugs].
(b) Medical record entries.--A prescriber shall indicate the
information obtained from the system in the patient's medical
record if[:
(1) the individual is a new patient; or
(2)] the prescriber determines a drug should not be
prescribed or furnished to a patient based upon the
information from the system.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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