(a) Curriculum.— Beginning August 1, 2017, the licensing boards shall, by joint regulation, implement a safe prescription of a controlled substance containing an opioid curriculum. The curriculum may be offered in colleges or by providers approved by the licensing boards and shall include all of the following:

1. (1) Current, age-appropriate information relating to pain management.
2. (2) Multimodal treatments for chronic pain that minimize the use of a controlled substance containing an opioid.
3. (3) If a controlled substance containing an opioid is indicated, instruction on safe methods of prescribing a controlled substance containing an opioid that follow guideline-based care.
4. (4) Identification of patients who have risk factors for developing problems with prescription of a controlled substance containing an opioid.
5. (5) Training on managing substance use disorders as a chronic disease.