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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 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4482 Related bill Opioid Abuse Deterrence, Research, and Recovery Act of 2017
  • HR 3964 Related bill Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017
  • HR 4408 Identical bill Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 892: Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-892/
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"S. 892: Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-892/.
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S. 892, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-892/.
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