[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6205

   To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize hospitals to 
 dispose of controlled substances on behalf of patients who die at the 
                   hospital, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2018

 Mr. Young of Alaska 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 authorize hospitals to 
 dispose of controlled substances on behalf of patients who die at the 
                   hospital, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disposal of Opioids Safely and 
Effectively Act of 2018'' or the ``DOSE Act''.

SEC. 2. DISPOSAL BY A HOSPITAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ON BEHALF OF 
              PATIENTS WHO DIE AT THE HOSPITAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 302(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 822(g)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting ``(3)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The Attorney General may, by regulation, authorize hospitals, 
as defined by the Attorney General by regulation, to dispose of 
controlled substances--
            ``(i) on behalf of individuals who are admitted (whether as 
        an inpatient or outpatient) to the respective hospital and die 
        before discharge from the hospital; and
            ``(ii) in a manner that the Attorney General determines 
        will provide effective controls against diversion and be 
        consistent with the public health and safety.''.
    (b) No Order Form Required.--Section 308(b)(3) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 828(b)(3)) is amended by inserting 
``hospital,'' after ``long-term care facility,''.
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