3.0.0 3834 2023-01-12T17:52:24Z 2023-01-12T17:52:24Z Senate S S 2006-08-03 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-08-04T02:39:00Z 2006-08-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2006-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8848) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2006-08-03 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Civil actions and liability Commerce Consumer education Damages Department of Justice Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drugs Electronic commerce Forfeiture Government Operations and Politics Health Injunctions Internet Law Licenses Pharmacies Science, Technology, Communications Sentencing guidelines State laws U.S. Sentencing Commission Web sites Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-02T17:40:01Z Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that seek to deliver, distribute, or dispense over the Internet a controlled substance or prescription drug (online pharmacies). Exempts pharmacies that merely advertise on the Internet. Prohibits the delivery, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance or prescription drug over the Internet without a valid prescription issued pursuant to a medical evaluation conducted in the presence of a registered medical practitioner.

Requires an online pharmacy to include on its website: (1) a statement that it complies with the requirements of this Act; (2) identifying information, including its physical address, phone numbers, and email address; (3) the qualifications of its pharmacist-in-charge and the practitioners who prescribe controlled substances or prescription drugs; and (4) a list of states in which it is licensed.

Increases criminal penalties for certain controlled substances offenses. Imposes criminal penalties for the unlawful delivery, distribution, or dispensing of controlled substances or prescription drugs over the Internet.

Authorizes a state attorney general to apply for injunctions or obtain damages and other civil remedies against an online pharmacy that poses a threat to the residents of such state.

]]> Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2006 Display Title Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3834is/xml/BILLS-109s3834is.xml 2006-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.