US Congress Senate Bill 1448 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a new registration requirement for a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, or veterinarian) who is licensed to dispense or conduct research with a controlled substance in schedules II, III, IV, or V of the Controlled Substances Act. Specifically, the practitioner must comply with a training requirement as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration. The training must include information on best practices for pain management and responsible prescribing of pain medications.

Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]

Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB2734 (Same As) 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1448/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1448/BILLS-116s1448is.pdf