[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2976 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2976

 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2004

    Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Kennedy) 
 introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 
                       the third time, and passed

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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, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT WITH CERTAIN 
              NARCOTIC DRUGS; ELIMINATION OF 30-PATIENT LIMIT FOR GROUP 
              PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Controlled Substance 
Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)) is amended by striking clause (iv).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Controlled 
Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)) is amended in clause (iii) by 
striking ``In any case'' and all that follows through ``the total'' and 
inserting ``The total''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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