S 892
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs
Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017
Introduced: April 7, 2017
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Introduced
In committee
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To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from registering, or renewing the registration of, a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe opioids in schedule II, III, or IV unless the practitioner agrees to limit an opioid prescription for the initial treatment of acute pain to the lesser of a seven-day supply (no refill) or an opioid prescription limit established under state law.
An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the limit.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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