[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2608 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2608

To provide that a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy communication 
   plan may include information about Federal and State prescribing 
                requirements for controlled substances.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2018

Ms. Warren (for herself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy communication 
   plan may include information about Federal and State prescribing 
                requirements for controlled substances.

    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 ``Reducing Opioid Risk Act''.

SEC. 2. RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY COMMUNICATION PLANS.

    Section 505-1(e)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355-1(e)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by adding a semicolon at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) disseminating information to health care 
                providers about Federal and State prescribing 
                requirements for controlled substances, including the 
                requirements under section 309(f) of the Controlled 
                Substances Act, as applicable.''.
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