A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-892| Senate
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York
Cosponsors (2)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from registering, or renewing the registration of, a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe opioids in schedule II, III, or IV unless the practitioner agrees to limit an opioid prescription for the initial treatment of acute pain to the lesser of a seven-day supply (no refill) or an opioid prescription limit established under state law. An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the limit.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-4408Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsPrescription drugs
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-892| Senate
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from registering, or renewing the registration of, a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe opioids in schedule II, III, or IV unless the practitioner agrees to limit an opioid prescription for the initial treatment of acute pain to the lesser of a seven-day supply (no refill) or an opioid prescription limit established under state law. An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the limit.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-4408Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York
Cosponsors (2)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
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- HR 115-4408: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-3964: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsPrescription drugs