3.0.0 1554 2023-01-11T13:37:07Z 2023-01-11T13:37:07Z Senate S 2017-07-13 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-13T18:27:11Z 2017-07-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-07-13 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-07-13 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2017-07-13 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-07-13 True Crime and Law Enforcement Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health personnel Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Prescription drugs Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-02T20:05:39Z Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, or veterinarian) to complete training, as a condition of obtaining or renewing a registration to dispense or conduct research with controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V. The training must meet certain requirements, including providing information on best practices for pain management and responsible prescribing of pain medications.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must establish a training module that meets the requirements.

]]> Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act Display Title Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act Introduced in Senate 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1554is/xml/BILLS-115s1554is.xml 2017-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.