A bill to require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education.
Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
This bill establishes a new registration requirement for a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, or veterinarian) who is licensed to dispense or conduct research with a controlled substance in schedules II, III, IV, or V of the Controlled Substances Act.
Specifically, the practitioner must comply with a training requirement as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration. The training must include information on best practices for pain management and responsible prescribing of pain medications.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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