Pennsylvania Laws & Regulations
The information contained on this website is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice on any matter. The Information constitutes general information of applicable administrative regulation and/or laws related to general topics in the arena of controlled substance misuse and abuse and may not reflect current legal developments and updates. Please refer to your state legislature for any potential changes.
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Pennsylvania Code (Pa Code)
Pennsylvania Advertising/Marketing Information
- 28 Pa. Code § 1141a.50 – Advertising by a medical marijuana organization
- 1972 Act 64 Section 13 – Prohibited Acts
Pennsylvania Child Safety Information
- 2014 Act 4 – Domestic Relations Code (23PA.C.S.) – Mandatory Reporting of Infants Born and Identified as being affected by Illegal Substance Abuse
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-114 – Distribution to persons under age eighteen
- 18 Pa. Stat. § 6314 – Sentencing and penalties for trafficking drugs to minors.
- 18 Pa. Stat. § 6316 – Selling or furnishing certain stimulants to minors
Pennsylvania Compounding Information
- Compounding Regulation (BOP 2019)
- 49 Pa. Code § 27 – Compounding
Pennsylvania Coroner/Medical Examiner Information
Pennsylvania Drug Checking Information (Test Strips)
- 2022 Act 111 – Definitions
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-102 – Definitions
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113 – Prohibited Acts
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-141.1 – Effect on local ordinances
Pennsylvania Drug Cleanup Information (Methamphetamine & Fentanyl Labs)
- 18 Pa. C.S. § 1110 – Restitution for cleanup of clandestine laboratories
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.2 – Clandestine drug laboratory data repository
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.4 – Operating a methamphetamine laboratory and illegal dumping of methamphetamine waste
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.5 – Environmental costs
Pennsylvania Drug Court Information
- 61 Pa. Stat., Chapter 41 – State Drug Treatment Program
Pennsylvania Drug Free Workplace Information
Pennsylvania Drugged Driving Information
- 75 Pa. Stat., Chapter 38 – Driving after Imbibing Alcohol or Utilizing Drugs
Pennsylvania Drug Violations Information
- DOH – Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Program
- DOH – Temporary Scheduling of Substance; Xylazine as a Schedule III Controlled Substance (June 2023)
- Pennsylvania Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act
- Pennsylvania Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Regulations
- 18 Pa. C.S. § 2506 – Drug delivery resulting in death
- 35 Pa. Stat. Chapter 6 – The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act
Pennsylvania Electronic Prescribing Information
- 1972 Act 64 – Section 11
- 2018 Act 96 – Mandatory Electronic Controlled Substance Prescriptions – Summary
- DOH – Q&A based on Act 96 of 2018
Pennsylvania First Responder Deflection Program(s) Information
- 1949 Act 14 – Programs and interventions designed to redirect youth who commit minor offenses in school
- 1972 Act 64 – Section 17 – Probation without Verdict
Pennsylvania 911 – Good Samaritan Information
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.7 – Drug overdose response immunity
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana & CBD Information
- PDA – Act 44 Amendment to Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Law
- 2023 Act 63 – Medical Marijuana Act
- 28 Pa. Code Chs 1131-1230 – Medical Marijuana
Pennsylvania Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Information
- 1921 Act 284 – Medication Assisted Treatment
- 2015 Act 80 – Prisons & Parole Code – Est. the Non-narcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Program
- 28 Pa. Code Chapter 715 – Standards for Approval of Narcotic Treatment Program
Pennsylvania Naloxone Information
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.8 – Drug overdose medication
Pennsylvania Needle Exchange Programs (NEP) & Syringe Services programs (SSP) Information
- NOTE: There is no state law permitting needle exchange; however, local communities have authorized exchanges.
Pennsylvania Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (NOWS) Information
- 23 Pa. Stat. § 6386 – Notification to department and development of plan of safe care for children under one year of age.
Pennsylvania Opioid Litigation Proceeds Information
- 2023 Act 1A – Opioid Settlement Restricted Account Appropriations
- 72 Pa. Stat. § 1792-A.1 – Opioid Settlement Restricted Account
- DOJ – Pennsylvania Courts to Pay $100,000 and Take Statewide Measures to Redress Alleged Discrimination Against People with Opioid Use Disorder (Feb 2024)
Pennsylvania Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC), Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS), Supervised Injection Facilities (SIF) Information
- NO IDENTIFIED INFORMATION FOR OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS
Pennsylvania Overdose Surveillance/Reporting Information
- 2022 Act 101 – Admin Code of 1929 – Powers and Duties, Death Review Teams, Imposing Duties on the Department of Health and an Editorial Change
- 35 Pa. Stat. Chapter 6B – Overdose Mapping Act. (§§ 960.21 — 960.28)
Pennsylvania Pain Management Information
- Title 35 – Part III – Public Safety
- 49 Pa. Stat. § 16.92 – Prescribing, administering and dispensing.
Pennsylvania Pill Press & Counterfeit Medication Information
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113 – Prohibited Acts
Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Drop-Off Information
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 874.3 – Disposal of unused prescription medication
- 35 Pa. Stat. Chapter 29M – Small Business and Household Pollution Prevention Program Act (§§ 6029.201 — 6029.209)
Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Importation Information
- NO IDENTIFIED INFORMATION FOR DRUG IMPORTATION
Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Information
- 35 Pa. Stat. Chapter 6B – Achieving Better Care By Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) ACT (§§ 872.1 — 872.40)
Pennsylvania Precursor Chemicals/Including Pseudoephedrine Information
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113 – Prohibited Acts
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.1 – Liquefied ammonia gas; precursors and chemicals
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.2 – Clandestine drug laboratory data repository
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.3 – Methamphetamine production
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.4 – Operating a methamphetamine laboratory and illegal dumping of methamphetamine waste
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 780-113.6 – Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; electronic tracking
- 35 Pa. Stat. § 881 thru 888 – Noncontrolled Substances Reporting and Registration Act
Pennsylvania Prison/Jail Program(s) Information
- 61 Pa. Stat. Chapter 41 – State Drug Treatment Program
- 61 Pa. Stat. Chapter 46 – Non-Narcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program
Pennsylvania School Programs/Information
- 1949 Act 14 – Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program
Pennsylvania Sober Living Homes/Recovery Residence Information
- 2017 Act 59 – Drug and Alcohol Recovery Houses and Establishing Drug and Alcohol Recovery House Fund
- 28 Pa. Code Ch. 717 – Standards for Drug and Alcohol Recovery House Licensure
Pennsylvania Substance Abuse Services Information
- 2018 Act 47 – An act establishing the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- 28 Pa. Code Ch. 710 – Drug and Alcohol Services
- 28 Pa. Code Chapter 715 – Standards for Approval of Narcotic Treatment Program
- 61 Pa. Stat. Chpt. 41 – State Drug Treatment Program
Pennsylvania Telemedicine/Telehealth Information
- 2024 Act 42 – Telemedicine
Last Updated – 10/10/2024
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