§ 3309-a. Prescription pain medication awareness program. 1. There is\nhereby established within the department a prescription pain medication\nawareness program to educate the public and health care practitioners\nabout the risks associated with prescribing and taking controlled\nsubstance pain medications.\n 2. Within the amounts appropriated, the commissioner, in consultation\nwith the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse\nservices, shall develop and conduct a public health education media\ncampaign designed to alert youth, parents and the general population\nabout the risks associated with prescription pain medications and the\nneed to properly dispose of any unused medication. In developing this\ncampaign, the commissioner shall consult with and use information\nprovided by the work group established pursuant to subdivision four of\nthis section and other relevant professional organizations. The campaign\nshall include an internet website providing information for parents,\nchildren and health care professionals on the risks associated with\ntaking opioids and resources available to those needing assistance with\nprescription pain medication addiction. Such website shall also provide\ninformation regarding where individuals may properly dispose of\ncontrolled substances in their community and include active links to\nfurther information and resources. The campaign shall begin no later\nthan September first, two thousand twelve.\n 3. Course work or training in pain management, palliative care and\naddiction. (a) Every person licensed under title eight of the education\nlaw to treat humans, registered under the federal controlled substances\nact and in possession of a registration number from the drug enforcement\nadministration, United States Department of Justice or its successor\nagency, and every medical resident who is prescribing under a facility\nregistration number from the drug enforcement administration, United\nStates Department of Justice or its successor agency, shall, on or\nbefore July first, two thousand seventeen and once within each three\nyear period thereafter, complete three hours of course work or training\nin pain management, palliative care, and addiction approved by the\ndepartment.\n (b) Every person licensed on or after July first, two thousand\nseventeen under title eight of the education law to treat humans,\nregistered under the federal controlled substances act and in possession\nof a registration number from the drug enforcement administration,\nUnited States Department of Justice or its successor agency, and every\nmedical resident who begins prescribing under a facility registration\nnumber from the drug enforcement administration, United States\nDepartment of Justice or its successor agency on or after July first,\ntwo thousand seventeen, shall complete such course work or training\nwithin one year of such registration and once within each three year\nperiod thereafter.\n (c) The commissioner, in consultation with the department of education\nand the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, shall\nestablish standards and review and approve course work or training in\npain management, palliative care, and addiction and shall publish\ninformation related to such standards, course work or training on the\ndepartment's website.\n (d) Existing course work or training, including course work or\ntraining developed by a nationally recognized health care professional,\nspecialty, or provider association, or nationally recognized pain\nmanagement association, may be considered in implementing this\nsubdivision.\n (e) Nothing shall preclude course work or training that meets the\nrequirements of paragraph (c) of this subdivision from counting toward\nthis requirement if taken online.\n (f) Course work or training shall include, but not be limited to:\nstate and federal requirements for prescribing controlled substances;\npain management; appropriate prescribin
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