A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices.

Bill: 108-s-1887
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2003-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drugs
Group medical practice
Physicians

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: 
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical practitioners in group practices that may dispense specified narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment.

action_date: 2004-06-03
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical practitioners in group practices that may dispense specified narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment.

action_date: 2004-06-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical practitioners in group practices that may dispense specified narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-06-07
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6490-6491; text as passed Senate: CR S6490)
action_date: 2004-06-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6490-6491; text as passed Senate: CR S6490)
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate