[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3090 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3090

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to limit to class II 
narcotics the required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under 
                         the Medicaid Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2007

 Mr. Wilson of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Berry) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to limit to class II 
narcotics the required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under 
                         the Medicaid Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. LIMITING TO CLASS II NARCOTICS THE REQUIRED USE OF TAMPER-
              RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    Section 1903(i)(23) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(i)(23)), as added by section 7002(a) of the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28), is amended by inserting 
``which are narcotic drugs included in schedule II of section 202 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and'' after 
``1927(k)(2))''.
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