An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for alcohol and other drug addiction continuing education.

This bill requires healthcare professionals in Pennsylvania to complete continuing education on alcohol and drug addiction as a condition of license renewal starting November 1, 2025. The program applies to physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners and mandates at least 10 hours of training covering addiction identification, referral procedures, and support group resources. Healthcare licensing boards will enforce this requirement and may grant waivers for individuals facing serious illness, military service, or other hardships. The education must include training on a specific referral protocol called "warm handoff" that connects patients from emergency care to specialty treatment services.