H.R. 3692
IntroducedAddiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
4/25/2018 • House
Summary
Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the qualifications required for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program.
It increases the maximum patient limit for a qualifying practitioner who meets certain requirements. The maximum patient limit is the maximum number of patients a qualifying practitioner can treat at one time.
The bill expands qualifying practitioners to include additional nonphysician practitioners: clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives.
It makes permanent the authorization for certain nonphysician practitioners to become qualifying practitioners.
Introduced in House • 9/7/2017
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Originated in the House
Introduced
September 7, 2017
Committee Review
April 25, 2018
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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