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A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lengthen the period of time during which certain controlled substances must be administered to a patient after being delivered by a pharmacy to the administering practitioner.

USA117th CongressS-3257| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2021
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill increases the number of days—from 14 to 60—within which a practitioner must administer certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) to a patient for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment) after receiving the drugs from a pharmacy. Additionally, the bill revises the process by which the Department of Justice may modify the number of days within which such drugs must be administered.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • November 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5950: Improving Patient Access to Care and Treatment Act

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lengthen the period of time during which certain controlled substances must be administered to a patient after being delivered by a pharmacy to the administering practitioner.

USA117th CongressS-3257| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2021
This bill increases the number of days—from 14 to 60—within which a practitioner must administer certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) to a patient for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment) after receiving the drugs from a pharmacy. Additionally, the bill revises the process by which the Department of Justice may modify the number of days within which such drugs must be administered.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • November 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5950: Improving Patient Access to Care and Treatment Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted