A bill to require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education.
United States115th CongressS-1554Senate
Updated: Jul 13, 2017
Summary
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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