,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjae ,mr4   
,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require c]ta9            
practition]s au?oriz$ to prescribe      
controll$ sub/ances to complete cont9u+ 
education4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,saf] ,prescrib+ (      
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act4  #b4        
,cont9u+ education requirem5ts = c]ta9  
practition]s prescrib+ controll$        
sub/ances ,section #cjc ( ! ,controll$  
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 is 
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7f71 9 !     
matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all regi/] & ins]t+   
,subject to subsection 7i71 ! ,attorney 
,g5]al %all regi/]2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7i7 7#a7 ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ practition]     
means a practition] t is n a hospital1  
ph>macy1 or vet]9>ian4  7#b7 ,z a       

condition ( grant+ or r5ew+ !           
regi/ration ( a cov]$ practition] "u ?is
 "p to disp5se1 or conduct rese>* )1    
controll$ sub/ances 9 s*$ule ,,ii1      
,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
%all require ! cov]$ practition] to     
complete tra9+ 7?r\gh classroom         
situations1 sem9>s at pr(essional       
society meet+s1 electronic              
communications1 or o!rwise7 t !         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
det]m9es meets ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph
 7#c74  7#c7 ,! tra9+ provid$ = purposes
 ( p>agraph 7#b7 %all1 at a m9imum1     
expose cov]$ practition]s to--  7,a7 be/
 practices = pa9 managem5t1 includ+     
alt]natives to prescrib+ controll$      
sub/ances & o!r alt]native !rapies to   
decrease ! use ( opioids2  7,b7         
responsible prescrib+ ( pa9 m$ications1 
z describ$ 9 ,f$]al prescrib] guidel9es 
= nonmalignant pa92  7,c7 me?ods =      
diagnos+1 treat+1 & manag+ a sub/ance   
use disord]1 includ+ ! use ( m$ications 
approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration

 & evid5ce-bas$ nonph>macological       
!rapies2  7,d7 l9k+ pati5ts to          
evid5ce-bas$ treatm5t = sub/ance use    
disord]s2 &  7,e7 tools to manage       
adh]5ce & div]sion ( controll$          
sub/ances1 includ+ prescription drug    
monitor+ programs1 drug scre5+1 in=m$   
cons5t1 ov]dose education1 & ! use (    
opioid ov]dose antagoni/s4  7#d7 ,!     
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration %all e/abli% or  
support ! e/abli%m5t ( n less ?an #a    
tra9+ module t meets ! requirem5ts "u   
p>agraph 7#c7 t is provid$--  7,a7 to   
any cov]$ practition] regi/]$ or apply+ 
= a regi/ration "u ?is "p to disp5se1 or
 conduct rese>* )1 controll$ sub/ances 9
 s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v2  7,b7 
onl9e2 &  7,c7 free ( *>ge4  7#e7 ,!    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all e/abli%1 ma9ta91 & p]iodically     
update a publically available database  
provid+ in=mation relat+ to tra9+       
modules t meet ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph
 7#c74  7#f7 ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! 

date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all evaluate & make publically         
available a report describ+ h[ exposure 
to ! tra9+ requir$ "u ?is subsection has
 *ang$ prescrib+ patt]ns ( controll$    
sub/ances4  4