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HR 4490 118th Congress House Health Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health personnel Prescription drugs

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user,…

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To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2023 Introduced by: Guthrie, Brett Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 6, 2023
Referred 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill broadens the authority of pharmacies under the Controlled Substances Act to deliver certain controlled substances to health care practitioners for the purpose of administering the substance to a patient.

Under current law, pharmacies may deliver controlled substances in schedules III, IV, or V to a practitioner if it is for maintenance or detoxification treatment and is administered via injection or implantation, among other requirements. The bill applies this authority to any controlled substance in schedules III, IV, or V that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be administered by, or under the supervision of, a practitioner.

What's happening now July 7, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4531 Related bill Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jul 17, 2023
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 11, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 6, 2023
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4490: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4490/
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"H.R. 4490: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4490/.
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H.R. 4490, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4490/.
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[H.R. 4490: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4490/)
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