Pennsylvania § 5102 - Safe opioid prescription education.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 5102 — Safe opioid prescription education., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5102. Safe opioid prescription education.
(a) Curriculum.--Beginning August 1, 2017, the licensing boards shall, by joint regulation, implement a safe prescription of a controlled substance containing an opioid curriculum. The curriculum may be offered in colleges or by providers approved by the licensing boards and shall include all of the following:
(1) Current, age-appropriate information relating to pain management.
(2) Multimodal treatments for chronic pain that minimize the use of a controlled substance containing an opioid.
(3) If a controlled substance containing an opioid is indicated, instruction on safe methods of prescribing a controlled substance containing an opioid that follow guideline-based care.
(4) Identification of patients who have risk factors for developing problems with prescription of a controlled substance containing an opioid.
(5) Training on managing substance use disorders as a chronic disease.
(b) Separation from standardized curriculum.--The education required under this chapter shall not be considered to be a mandate of the curriculum necessary for graduation. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a college from requiring such curriculum to be necessary to graduate after August 1, 2017.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 5102 cover?
Section 5102 ("Safe opioid prescription education.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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