Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
- Last Action
- 6/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-06-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-14 (00)
Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
This bill establishes a new registration requirement for a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, or veterinarian) who is licensed to dispense or conduct research with a controlled substance in schedules II, III, IV, or V of the Controlled Substances Act.
Specifically, the practitioner must comply with a training requirement as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration. The training must include information on best practices for pain management and responsible prescribing of pain medications.
Cosponsors (8)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
Subjects
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Prescription drugs
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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