[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 869 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 869

 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2005

 Mr. Souder (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Tom Davis of 
  Virginia, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
    Meeks of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
   Boozman, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
  Maloney, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. Gene Green of 
 Texas, Mr. Wynn, and Mrs. Christensen) 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

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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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