Section 52A03 - Prohibition(a)Proscription.--A prescriber may not do any of the following:(1) Prescribe to a minor a controlled substance containing an opioid unless the prescriber complies with section 5204 (relating to procedure).(2) Except as set forth in subsection (b) and subject to section 5204(c)(1), prescribe to a minor more than a seven-day supply of a controlled substance containing an opioid.(b)Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a prescriber may prescribe to a minor more than a seven-day supply of a controlled substance containing an opioid if any of the following apply: (1) In the professional medical judgment of the prescriber, more than a seven-day supply of a controlled substance containing an opioid is required to stabilize the minor's acute medical condition. In order for this paragraph to apply, the prescriber must: (i) document the acute medical condition in the minor's record with the prescriber; and(ii) indicate the reason why a non-opioid alternative is not appropriate to address the acute medical condition.(2) The prescription is for: (i) management of pain associated with cancer;(ii) use in palliative or hospice care; or(iii) management of chronic pain not associated with cancer.Added by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 125, § 1, eff.2/4/2017