[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1887 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                        Calendar No 542
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1887

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2003

    Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Levin,  Mr. Biden and Mr. Kennedy) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                              June 3, 2004

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE 30-PATIENT LIMIT FOR GROUP PRACTICES.

    Section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 
823(g)(2)(B)) is amended by striking clause (iv).




                                                       Calendar No. 542

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1887

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 3, 2004

                       Reported without amendment