[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 154 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4018. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Ms. Hassan) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4013 proposed by 
Mr. Alexander to the bill H.R. 6, to provide for opioid use disorder 
prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 67, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (b) Eliminating Any Time Limitation for Nurse 
     Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified 
     Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Midwives, and 
     Physician Assistants To Become Qualifying Practitioners.--
     Section 303(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II) of the Controlled Substances 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II)) is amended by striking 
     ``during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the 
     Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 and ending 
     on October 1, 2021'' and inserting ``beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 
     2016''.
       (c) Definition of Qualifying Other Practitioner.--Clause 
     (iv) of section 303(g)(2)(G) of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ``nurse 
     practitioner or physician assistant'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``nurse practitioner, clinical nurse 
     specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified 
     nurse midwife, or physician assistant''.
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