Evidence status: CURRENT AUTHORITY AND CHANGE-PATH RECORD. Pennsylvania’s opioid treatment-agreement mandate is written directly into state statute. Removing the statewide mandate requires legislative amendment of 35 Pa.C.S. Chapter 52B.
Primary legislative route
A bill amending or repealing the Act 112 treatment-agreement provisions must pass the Pennsylvania General Assembly and be enacted through the ordinary legislative process.
Current health-policy gatekeepers
| Body | Current chair |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania House Health Committee | Rep. Dan Frankel |
| Pennsylvania Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Sen. Michele Brooks |
Department of Health role
The Pennsylvania Department of Health administers Act 112 implementation materials and regulations. The current Secretary of Health is Debra L. Bogen, MD. The Department may change regulatory or guidance details within statutory authority, but it cannot repeal the requirement written into Chapter 52B.
Professional boards
Professional licensing boards enforce violations against licensees within their jurisdiction. They may regulate professional standards within statutory authority but cannot erase the Act 112 mandate.
What a clean reform record should preserve
- The exact Chapter 52B language proposed for amendment or repeal.
- 28 Pa. Code Chapter 26 and any final-form replacement regulations.
- The Department’s sample agreement, checklist, FAQs, and patient-advocacy guidance.
- Current clinic agreements showing what practices add beyond the statutory floor.
- Introduced bills, committee referrals, hearing records, amendments, votes, and executive action.
Current authority map
- Pennsylvania General Assembly: controls the statutory mandate.
- House Health / Senate Health and Human Services: principal health-policy committee route.
- Department of Health: implements Act 112 and regulates within statutory authority.
- Professional licensing boards: enforce violations against prescribers.
Sources
- 35 Pa.C.S. Chapter 52B
- Pennsylvania House committee organization — Health Committee Chair
- Pennsylvania Senate committee assignments — Health and Human Services Chair
- Pennsylvania Department of Health — Leadership
Reviewed: October 4, 2026.
Evidence boundary: This page distinguishes statutory repeal authority from administrative implementation and professional enforcement. Neither the Department nor a licensing board can unilaterally repeal Chapter 52B.