Expanded Access to Opioid Abuse Treatment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3991
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-10-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug therapy

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health personnel
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Expanded Access to Opioid Abuse Treatment Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a pharmacist who meets specified criteria to be a qualifying practitioner who may administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3991 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2017 Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend section 303(g)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act to allow certain pharmacists to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment pursuant to the same waiver provisions as apply with respect to nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanded Access to Opioid Abuse Treatment Act of 2017 . 2. Eligibility of certain pharmacists for waivers for dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment Section 303(g)(2)(G)(iv) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G)(iv) ) is amended— (1) by striking nurse practitioner or physician assistant each place it appears and inserting nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or pharmacist ; and (2) in subclause (II)(aa), by inserting the American Pharmacists Association, before or any other organization .