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.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugs
A bill to require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education.
USA115th CongressS-1554| Senate
| Updated: 7/13/2017
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.
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugs