US Congress Senate Bill 916 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 25 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-05-25 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain a single registration in each state instead of a separate registration for each location. A registered EMS agency may deliver, store, and receive controlled substances, subject to specified conditions. An EMS professional of a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a medical director if such administration is authorized under state law and pursuant to a standing or verbal order, subject to specified conditions. The bill specifies that a hospital-based EMS agency (i.e., an EMS agency owned or operated by a hospital) may continue to administer controlled substances under the hospital's DEA registration. (Sec. 3) A pharmacy may deliver a controlled substance to an administering practitioner in accordance with this bill's requirements, subject to specified conditions. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on access to and the potential diversion of controlled substances administered by injection, implantation, or through the use of an intrathecal pump.

Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-25	House	Held at the desk.
2018-05-25	House	Received in the House.
2018-05-24	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-05-23	Senate	S.Amdt.2268 Amendment SA 2268 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2018-05-23	Senate	S.Amdt.2268 Amendment SA 2268 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cassidy. (consideration: CR S2884) To amend the title.
2018-05-23	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2882-2884)
2018-05-23	Senate	S.Amdt.2267 Amendment SA 2267 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2018-05-23	Senate	S.Amdt.2267 Amendment SA 2267 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cassidy. (consideration: CR S2884; text: CR S2884) In the nature of a substitute.
2018-05-23	Senate	The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
2018-05-23	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2882-2884)
2017-05-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
2017-05-01	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2017-04-26	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-04-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB304 (Related) 2017-11-17 - Became Public Law No: 115-83. (TXT | PDF)
HB5202 (Related) 2018-05-09 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
SB2680 (Related) 2018-05-07 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/916/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s916/BILLS-115s916is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s916/BILLS-115s916rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s916/BILLS-115s916es.pdf