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• Record must be at least four years old
• Record must be the licensee ’ s only disciplinary record
• Licensee must not be the subject of an active investigation related to professional or occupational conduct
• Licensee must not be in a current disciplinary status and all fees or fines must be paid in full
• Applicant must not have had a previously expunged record .
• Licensee must pay all costs associated with expungement , as established by the Commissioner in regulation
• Expunged records are sealed from public access , allowing the licensee to represent that no record exists . However , BPOA and the licensing board will continue to maintain the records and release it upon request from law enforcement or other governmental body , as permitted by law .
Opioid-Related Legislation
The General Assembly continues to debate dozens of bills aimed at curbing the abuse of prescription drug medication while Governor Wolf took the unprecedented step of issuing a 90-day Opioid Disaster Declaration , allowing state agencies to pool resources together to combat the opioid abuse crisis .
SB 472 : Sen . Gene Yaw ’ s legislation limits prescriptions for controlled substances containing an opioid to seven days , unless there is a medical emergency that puts the patient ’ s health and safety at risk .
SB 391 : Sen . Jay Costa ’ s legislation amends the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act to require evaluations and treatment if an individual has a substance use disorder , is incapable or unwilling to accept voluntary treatment and poses imminent danger or threat of danger to self or others .
SB 978 : Sen . Lisa Baker ’ s legislation allows home health and hospice staff to dispose of unused prescription medication . Currently , these medications are the patient ’ s property and become part of their estate and cannot be disposed of by non-family .
SB 655 : Sen . Gene Yaw ’ s legislation requires providers to use state ’ s opioid prescribing guidelines for their respective profession .
HB 353 : Rep . Todd Nesbit ’ s legislation requires prescriptions for Schedule II , III and IV controlled substances be made electronically to reduce the risk of tampering or forgery .
HB 120 : Rep . Aaron Kaufer ’ s legislation provides up to $ 35,000 in student loan forgiveness for counselors who agree to work for four years in a licensed alcohol and drug addiction facility .
HB 121 : Rep . Aaron Kaufer ’ s legislation updates anti-drug school curricula to include opioid abuse prevention .
HB 127 : Rep . Matt Baker ’ s legislation adds Carfentanil as a Schedule II controlled substance .
HB 235 : Rep . Katharine Watson ’ s legislation establishes a task force on the opioid abuse crisis ’ impact on children .
HB 393 : Requires prescribers to query the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program ( PDMP ) every time they prescribe a controlled substance to patients .
HB 575 : Rep . Tina Davis ’ legislation creates a mandatory state prescription form .
HB 1532 : Rep . Kristin Hill ’ s legislation allows Medical Assistance managed care organization to have access to the PDMP .
HB 1679 : Rep . Eli Evankovich ’ s legislation would further integrate the PDMP with electronic health information systems .
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