US Congress Senate Bill 1554 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-13 - 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]

Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, or veterinarian) to complete training, as a condition of obtaining or renewing a registration to dispense or conduct research with controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V. The training must meet certain requirements, including providing information on best practices for pain management and responsible prescribing of pain medications. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must establish a training module that meets the requirements.

Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1554/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1554/BILLS-115s1554is.pdf