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To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.

USA118th CongressHR-4490| House 
| Updated: 7/7/2023
Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (4)
Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill broadens the authority of pharmacies under the Controlled Substances Act to deliver certain controlled substances to health care practitioners for the purpose of administering the substance to a patient. Under current law, pharmacies may deliver controlled substances in schedules III, IV, or V to a practitioner if it is for maintenance or detoxification treatment and is administered via injection or implantation, among other requirements. The bill applies this authority to any controlled substance in schedules III, IV, or V that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be administered by, or under the supervision of, a practitioner.
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Timeline
Jul 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 6, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • July 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 6, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 7, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4531: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth personnelPrescription drugs

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.

USA118th CongressHR-4490| House 
| Updated: 7/7/2023
This bill broadens the authority of pharmacies under the Controlled Substances Act to deliver certain controlled substances to health care practitioners for the purpose of administering the substance to a patient. Under current law, pharmacies may deliver controlled substances in schedules III, IV, or V to a practitioner if it is for maintenance or detoxification treatment and is administered via injection or implantation, among other requirements. The bill applies this authority to any controlled substance in schedules III, IV, or V that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be administered by, or under the supervision of, a practitioner.
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Timeline
Jul 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 6, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • July 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 6, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 7, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (4)
Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4531: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth personnelPrescription drugs