35 Pa.C.S. § 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 52A04 (relating to procedure).

(2) Except as set forth in subsection (b) and subject to section 52A04(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.