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§ 52A03. Prohibition

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and SafetyEffective: February 4, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and Safety
Part III. Public Safety
Chapter 52A. Prescribing Opioids to Minors
Effective: February 4, 2017
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 52A03
§ 52A03. Prohibition
Currentness
(a) Proscription.--A prescriber may not do any of the following:
(1) Prescribe to a minor a controlled substance containing an opioid unless the prescriber complies with section 52A04 (relating to procedure).
(2) Except as set forth in subsection (b) and subject to section 52A04(c)(1), prescribe to a minor more than a seven-day supply of a controlled substance containing an opioid.
(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a prescriber may prescribe to a minor more than a seven-day supply of a controlled substance containing an opioid if any of the following apply:
(1) In the professional medical judgment of the prescriber, more than a seven-day supply of a controlled substance containing an opioid is required to stabilize the minor's acute medical condition. In order for this paragraph to apply, the prescriber must:
(i) document the acute medical condition in the minor's record with the prescriber; and
(ii) indicate the reason why a non-opioid alternative is not appropriate to address the acute medical condition.
(2) The prescription is for:
(i) management of pain associated with cancer;
(ii) use in palliative or hospice care; or
(iii) management of chronic pain not associated with cancer.

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2016, Nov. 2, P.L. 983, No. 125, § 1, effective upon publication of notice at 47 Pa.B. 671, Feb. 4, 2017.
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 52A03, PA ST 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 52A03
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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