By Messrs. Koutoujian of Waltham and Bradley of Hingham, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2176) of Peter J. Koutoujian and others that physicians be required to complete a continuing education program for the dispensing of controlled substances for the prevention of drug abuse .  Public Health.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Peter J. Koutoujian

Garrett J. Bradley

Steven M. Walsh

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act preventing drug diversion through continuing education.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 5L of Chapter 112 of the Massachusetts General Laws, 2004 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following:--

Section 5M.  Prescribing physicians seeking to obtain or renew a Massachusetts Controlled Substances license as defined in Section 9 Chapter 94C shall be required to demonstrate completion of 6 hours of training in effective pain management, identification of patients at high risk for substance abuse and other aspects of prescription medication abuse.