[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5950 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5950

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to increase the number of days 
     before which certain controlled substances for maintenance or 
 detoxification treatment must be administered, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2021

 Ms. Dean (for herself, Mrs. Spartz, Ms. Scanlon, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) 
 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 increase the number of days 
     before which certain controlled substances for maintenance or 
 detoxification treatment must be administered, 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 ``Improving Patient Access to Care and 
Treatment Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DAYS BEFORE WHICH CERTAIN CONTROLLED 
              SUBSTANCES MUST BE ADMINISTERED.

    Section 309A(a)(5) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
829a(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``14 days'' and inserting ``60 
days''.
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