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S 4115 109th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Drug law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Physicians

Effective Physician Assistance for Drug Treatment Act

Introduced: December 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2006
Held at the desk.
Dec 8, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 8, 2006
Received in the House.
Dec 8, 2006
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11606; text as passed Senate: CR S11606)
Dec 8, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11606; text as passed Senate: CR S11606)
Dec 8, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Effective Physician Assistance for Drug Treatment Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a medical practitioner who dispenses narcotic drugs to individuals for maintenance or detoxification treatment to treat up to 100 patients at any one time (currently, limited to 30) after submitting a notification of need and intent to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

What's happening now December 8, 2006

Held at the desk.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 8, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4115: Effective Physician Assistance for Drug Treatment Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-4115/
MLA
"S. 4115: Effective Physician Assistance for Drug Treatment Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-4115/.
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S. 4115, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-4115/.
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