Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize physicians, pursuant to an agreement with the Attorney General, to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or to a disaster area. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 2. Transport by physicians of controlled substances to another practice setting or to a disaster area Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(f) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E); (2) by striking (f) The Attorney General (f)(1) The Attorney General (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) If a physician registered under paragraph (1) enters into an agreement with the Attorney General described in paragraph (3), the Attorney General shall authorize the physician to transport one or more controlled substances— (A) from a practice setting to another practice setting in order to administer the substances (under applicable State law) to one or more patients; or (B) from a practice setting to a disaster area in order to administer the substances (under applicable State law) for purposes of treating injuries or conditions resulting from a major disaster. (3) An agreement referred to in paragraph (2) shall require the physician— (A) to notify the Attorney General in advance of any such transport; (B) to identify in any such notification— (i) the controlled substances to be transported; (ii) the practice setting from which the controlled substances will be transported; (iii) the practice setting or disaster area, as applicable, to which the controlled substances will be transported; (iv) the intended dates of transport; (v) the anticipated travel time; and (vi) the intended mode of transport; (C) to limit the time of transport of any controlled substance pursuant to this paragraph (between practice settings or between a practice setting and a disaster area) to not more than 72 consecutive hours; and (D) to maintain records in the physician’s primary practice setting on the dispensing of any controlled substance transported pursuant to this paragraph, including identification of— (i) the location where the controlled substance was dispensed; and (ii) the quantity of the controlled substance dispensed. (4) For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3): (A) The term disaster area (B) The term major disaster .

Summary: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a physician to transport controlled substances to another practice setting or disaster area if the physician is registered to dispense, or conduct research with, controlled substances listed on schedules II, III, IV, or V, and the physician enters into a specific agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The agreement must require a physician to provide advance notification to the DEA, limit the duration of transport to 72 hours, and maintain records of the controlled substances dispensed. A “disaster area” is the area covered by a President's major disaster declaration.