To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-869
Sponsor: Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2005-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drug addiction
Drug traffic
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Group medical practice
Law
Licenses
Physicians

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-16
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: 2005-06-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical group practices allowed to dispense narcotic drugs in schedules III, IV, or V for maintenance or detoxification treatment (retains the 30-patient limit for an individual physician).

action_date: 2005-07-11
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported [part 1] version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical group practices allowed to dispense narcotic drugs in schedules III, IV, or V for maintenance or detoxification treatment (retains the 30-patient limit for an individual physician).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100.
action_date: 2005-07-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-116, Part II.
action_date: 2005-07-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-116, Part II.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-06-23
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-06-23
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-06-09
text: House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 11, 2005.
action_date: 2005-06-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-116, Part I.
action_date: 2005-06-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-116, Part I.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-02-16
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: 2005-02-16
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: 2005-02-16
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: 2005-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-16
text: Introduced in House