G ove r n men t Re lat ions
Special Notice Regarding New Law Requiring Electronic Prescriptions
Department of Health Now Accepting Applications for Temporary Exemptions
Per Act 96 of 2018, practitioners, excluding veterinarians, will be required to issue electronic prescriptions for Schedule II-V
controlled substances beginning on October 24, 2019. The Department of Health is currently in the process of
promulgating regulations in accordance with the act.
While the Department of Health works to promulgate regulations, it is accepting petitions for temporary exemptions from
the requirements in Act 96. These temporary exemptions are subject to approval by the department and preliminary in
nature, pending final publishing of regulations as stated in Section 11(b.6) of the act.
You can submit a petition for temporary exemption on the DOH website at https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/
programs/Pages/Electronic%20Prescribing.aspx.
For more information about the application process, please email [email protected] directly. To find out more about
the new law, contact PDA’s government relations team at (800) 223-0016 or check out www.padental.org.
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