§ 5102. Safe opioid prescription education.
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§ 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.
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