precursor included in Schedules II, III, IV and V of section 4
of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The
Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.
"Medical emergency." A situation that in a prescriber's good
faith professional judgment creates an immediate threat of
serious risk to the life or physical health of a minor.
"Opioid." Any of the following:
(1) A preparation or derivative of opium.
(2) A synthetic narcotic that has opiate-like effects
but is not derived from opium.
(3) A group of naturally occurring peptides that bind at
or otherwise influence opiate receptors, including opioid
agonist.
"Patient." A person that is under the medical care of a
prescriber.
"Prescriber." A person that is licensed, registered or
otherwise authorized to distribute, dispense or administer a
controlled substance, other drug or device in the course of
professional practice or research in this Commonwealth. The term
does not include a veterinarian.
§ 52B02. Limits on prescribing opioids.
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b):
(1) A prescriber may not prescribe to a patient a
combination of opioids in an aggregate amount in excess of
100 morphine milligram equivalents of opioids per day.
(2) A prescriber may not prescribe to a patient, who on
the effective date of this section has an active prescription
for opioids in excess of 100 morphine milligram equivalents
of opioids per day, an opioid in an amount that would cause
the patient's total amount of opioids to exceed 300 morphine
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