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Regulation #16A-4960: Education and Volunteer Services

Requires prescribers and dispensers to obtain mandatory continuing education in pain management or the identification of addiction, the practices of prescribing or dispensing opioids, and opioid continuing education as a condition of prescriptive authority biennial renewal.

Regulation Details
IRRC Number 3463 Proposed Regulation Received October 23, 2025
Agency Name State Board of Medicine PA Bulletin Publish Date November 08, 2025
Regulation Status Proposed Close of Public Comment December 08, 2025
PA Code 49 Pa. Code Chapter 16.1
49 Pa. Code Chapter 16.18
49 Pa. Code Chapter 16.19
49 Pa. Code Chapter 17.1-17.7
49 Pa. Code Chapter 17.10
49 Pa. Code Chapter 18.3
49 Pa. Code Chapter 18.6
49 Pa. Code Chapter 18.7
49 Pa. Code Chapter 18.141
49 Pa. Code Chapter 18.145
49 Pa. Code Chapter 18.181 		Final Due By December 08, 2027
Analysts Assigned Fiona E. Cormack  (FEC)
Michelle L. Elliott  (MLE)
 IRRC Comments Due January 07, 2026
Final-Form Regulation Received N/A
Public Meeting Date N/A
Published as Final N/A
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