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H.R.5202: Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018
About This Bill
- Introduced March 7, 2018
- Latest Major Action May 9, 2018
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
7 (1 Democrat, 6 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 7, 2018
Bill Summary
Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a pharmacy to deliver a controlled substance to a practitioner, in accordance with a prescription, to be administered to a specific patient for maintenance or detoxification treatment or through an intrathecal pump. The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on access to and the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 9, 2018 |
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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| May 9, 2018 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| April 25, 2018 |
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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| April 25, 2018 |
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| April 6, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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| March 9, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 7, 2018 |
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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| March 7, 2018 |
Introduced in the House by Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) |