This bill updates and clarifies the training rules for health professionals who prescribe controlled substances. It fine‑tunes the law to make clear which schools and programs count for required training. It also adds podiatric medicine to the list of medical fields recognized for this training, alongside areas like osteopathic medicine and dental surgery .

The changes are treated as if they took effect on December 29, 2022, so providers and schools should follow these rules as already in place .

• Who is affected: Health care prescribers of controlled substances and the schools/programs that train them .
• What changes: Clearer definitions of accepted training programs, explicit inclusion of podiatric medicine, and small wording fixes to the law .
• When: Applies as if already effective on December 29, 2022 .