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A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2317| Senate 
| Updated: 1/17/2018
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Rand Paul (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the qualifications required for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. It increases the maximum patient limit for a qualifying practitioner who meets certain requirements. The maximum patient limit is the maximum number of patients a qualifying practitioner can treat at one time. The bill expands qualifying practitioners to include additional nonphysician practitioners: clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives. It makes permanent the authorization for certain nonphysician practitioners to become qualifying practitioners.
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Timeline
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 25, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3692
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • January 17, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 17, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 25, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3692
    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4938: To address the opioid epidemic, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3692: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth personnelNursingPrescription drugs

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2317| Senate 
| Updated: 1/17/2018
Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the qualifications required for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. It increases the maximum patient limit for a qualifying practitioner who meets certain requirements. The maximum patient limit is the maximum number of patients a qualifying practitioner can treat at one time. The bill expands qualifying practitioners to include additional nonphysician practitioners: clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives. It makes permanent the authorization for certain nonphysician practitioners to become qualifying practitioners.
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Timeline
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 25, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3692
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • January 17, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 17, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 25, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3692
    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Rand Paul (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4938: To address the opioid epidemic, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3692: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth personnelNursingPrescription drugs