[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3550 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3550
To clarify training requirements for prescribers of controlled
substances.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 14, 2023
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To clarify training requirements for prescribers of controlled
substances.
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 ``Medication Access and Training
Expansion Improvement Act'' or the ``MATE Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED TRAINING FOR PRESCRIBERS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 823) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second subsection designated as
subsection (l) as subsection (m); and
(2) in subsection (m)(1), as so redesignated--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in clause (iv)--
(I) in subclause (I)--
(aa) by inserting ``the
American Academy of Family
Physicians, the American
Podiatric Medical Association,
the Academy of General
Dentistry, the American
Optometric Association,''
before ``or any other
organization'';
(bb) by striking ``or the
Commission'' and inserting ``,
the Commission''; and
(cc) by inserting ``, or
the Council on Podiatric
Medical Education'' before the
semicolon at the end; and
(II) in subclause (III), by
inserting ``or the American Academy of
Family Physicians'' after
``Association''; and
(ii) in clause (v), in the matter preceding
subclause (I)--
(I) by striking ``osteopathic
medicine, dental surgery'' and
inserting ``osteopathic medicine,
podiatric medicine, dental surgery'';
and
(II) by striking ``or dental
medicine curriculum'' and inserting
``or dental or podiatric medicine
curriculum''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i)--
(I) by inserting ``the American
Pharmacists Association, the
Accreditation Council on Pharmacy
Education, the American Psychiatric
Nurses Association, the American
Academy of Nursing, the American
Academy of Family Physicians,'' before
``or any other organization''; and
(II) by inserting ``, the American
Academy of Family Physicians,'' before
``or the Accreditation Council''; and
(ii) in clause (ii)--
(I) by striking ``or accredited
school'' and inserting ``, an
accredited school''; and
(II) by inserting ``, or an
accredited school of pharmacy'' before
``in the United States''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if enacted on December 29, 2022.
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