AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

Expanded applicability from physicians only to all healthcare licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances

Created new definitions for 'reporting agency' and 'state licensing board' to clarify which entities must participate in the reporting system

Added mandatory reporting of improper prescribing or dispensing between agencies within three business days

Established new prescribing limits for Schedule II substances, prohibiting prescriptions for more than three days for acute pain conditions

Added prohibition on dispensing more than 48 hours of Schedule II or hydrocodone-containing Schedule III substances outside of narcotic treatment programs

Required state licensing boards to establish mandatory prescribing and dispensing standards through administrative regulation

Added requirement for county attorneys to notify Attorney General and licensing boards within three days of felony indictments involving controlled substances