"Medical emergency." A situation which, in a prescriber's
good faith professional judgment, creates an immediate threat of
serious risk to the life or physical health of [a minor] an
individual.
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Section 3. Section 52A03 and 52A04 of Title 35, added
November 2, 2016 (P.L.983, No.125), are amended to read:
§ 52A03. Prohibition.
(a) Proscription.--A prescriber may not do any of the
following:
(1) Prescribe to [a minor] an individual 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] an individual
more than a [seven-day] five-day supply of a controlled
substance containing an opioid.
(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a
prescriber may prescribe to [a minor] an individual more than a
[seven-day] five-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] five-day supply of a
controlled substance containing an opioid is required to
stabilize the [minor's] individual's acute medical condition.
In order for this paragraph to apply, the prescriber must:
(i) document the acute medical condition in the
[minor's] individual's record with the prescriber; and
(ii) indicate the reason why a non-opioid
alternative is not appropriate to address the acute
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