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Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018

Introduced: January 17, 2018 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jan 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the qualifications required for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program.

It increases the maximum patient limit for a qualifying practitioner who meets certain requirements. The maximum patient limit is the maximum number of patients a qualifying practitioner can treat at one time.

The bill expands qualifying practitioners to include additional nonphysician practitioners: clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives.

It makes permanent the authorization for certain nonphysician practitioners to become qualifying practitioners.

What's happening now January 17, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4938 Related bill Respond NOW Act
  • HR 3692 Related bill Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 26, 2018
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 12, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 17, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 8, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 7, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 18, 2018
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 17, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 17, 2018
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2317: Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2317/
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"S. 2317: Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2317/.
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S. 2317, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2317/.
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