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Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-916| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2018
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (13)
Lamar Alexander (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain a single registration in each state instead of a separate registration for each location. A registered EMS agency may deliver, store, and receive controlled substances, subject to specified conditions. An EMS professional of a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a medical director if such administration is authorized under state law and pursuant to a standing or verbal order, subject to specified conditions. The bill specifies that a hospital-based EMS agency (i.e., an EMS agency owned or operated by a hospital) may continue to administer controlled substances under the hospital's DEA registration. (Sec. 3) A pharmacy may deliver a controlled substance to an administering practitioner in accordance with this bill's requirements, subject to specified conditions. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on access to and the potential diversion of controlled substances administered by injection, implantation, or through the use of an intrathecal pump.

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Timeline
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 26, 2017
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 1, 2017
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 1, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
May 23, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2882-2884)
May 23, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2882-2884)
May 23, 2018
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
May 23, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2882-2884)
May 24, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 25, 2018
Received in the House.
May 25, 2018
Held at the desk.
  • April 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 26, 2017
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 1, 2017
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • May 1, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.


  • May 23, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2882-2884)


  • May 23, 2018
    Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2882-2884)


  • May 23, 2018
    The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 23, 2018
    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2882-2884)


  • May 24, 2018
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • May 25, 2018
    Received in the House.


  • May 25, 2018
    Held at the desk.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-304: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017
  • S 115-2680: Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
  • HR 115-5202: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner.
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelLicensing and registrations

Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-916| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2018
Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain a single registration in each state instead of a separate registration for each location. A registered EMS agency may deliver, store, and receive controlled substances, subject to specified conditions. An EMS professional of a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a medical director if such administration is authorized under state law and pursuant to a standing or verbal order, subject to specified conditions. The bill specifies that a hospital-based EMS agency (i.e., an EMS agency owned or operated by a hospital) may continue to administer controlled substances under the hospital's DEA registration. (Sec. 3) A pharmacy may deliver a controlled substance to an administering practitioner in accordance with this bill's requirements, subject to specified conditions. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on access to and the potential diversion of controlled substances administered by injection, implantation, or through the use of an intrathecal pump.

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Timeline
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 26, 2017
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 1, 2017
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 1, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
May 23, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2882-2884)
May 23, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2882-2884)
May 23, 2018
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
May 23, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2882-2884)
May 24, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 25, 2018
Received in the House.
May 25, 2018
Held at the desk.
  • April 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 26, 2017
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 1, 2017
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • May 1, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.


  • May 23, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2882-2884)


  • May 23, 2018
    Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2882-2884)


  • May 23, 2018
    The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 23, 2018
    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2882-2884)


  • May 24, 2018
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • May 25, 2018
    Received in the House.


  • May 25, 2018
    Held at the desk.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (13)
Lamar Alexander (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-304: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017
  • S 115-2680: Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
  • HR 115-5202: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelLicensing and registrations