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Practice Alert

Chapter 71 of the laws of 2016 amended the public health law to require health care professionals authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete medical education on pain management, palliative care, and addition. The course work must be completed by July 1, 2017 and thereafter once within a three-year period. The three-year period starts again on July 1, 2020.