"PRACTITIONER." A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 103 OF THE ACT OF JULY 19, 1979 (P.L.130, NO.48), KNOWN
AS THE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ACT.
"SECRETARY." THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
"SYSTEM." THE ACHIEVING BETTER CARE BY MONITORING ALL
PRESCRIPTIONS PROGRAM ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION MONITORING SYSTEM
WITH A DATABASE COMPONENT AS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ACT OF
OCTOBER 27, 2014 (P.L.2911, NO.191), KNOWN AS THE ACHIEVING
BETTER CARE BY MONITORING ALL PRESCRIPTIONS PROGRAM (ABC-MAP)
ACT.
"VOLUNTARY NONOPIOID DIRECTIVE." A WRITTEN INSTRUCTION FORM
EXECUTED BY A PATIENT EVIDENCING THE NAMED PATIENT'S REQUEST NOT
TO HAVE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CONTAINING AN OPIOID OFFERED,
SUPPLIED, PRESCRIBED OR OTHERWISE ADMINISTERED TO THE NAMED
PATIENT BY A PRACTITIONER.
§ 5203. VOLUNTARY NONOPIOID DIRECTIVE.
(A) DUTY OF DEPARTMENT.--
(1) IN CONSULTATION WITH A STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING PHYSICIANS LICENSED TO PRACTICE
MEDICINE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTING NURSING HOMES, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES,
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTING HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
DEVELOP AND PUBLISH A UNIFORM VOLUNTARY NONOPIOID DIRECTIVE
FORM WHICH MAY BE USED BY A PATIENT TO DENY OR REFUSE THE
ADMINISTRATION OR PRESCRIBING OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
CONTAINING AN OPIOID BY A PRACTITIONER.
(2) THE VOLUNTARY NONOPIOID DIRECTIVE FORM DEVELOPED BY
THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (1) SHALL
INDICATE TO ALL PRESCRIBING PRACTITIONERS AND HEALTH CARE
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