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Introduced
03/02/2023
03/02/2023
In Committee
12/12/2023
12/12/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies.
AI Summary
This bill, the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, expands access to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder by allowing licensed healthcare providers, such as addiction medicine physicians and addiction psychiatrists, to prescribe methadone to be dispensed through pharmacies for unsupervised use. The bill waives certain requirements related to the security and record-keeping of methadone stocks, and allows for the provision of maintenance treatment, detoxification treatment, and other ancillary services through telehealth. The bill also requires the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to submit an annual report to Congress on the number of registered providers and the list of states where this new prescribing model is being implemented.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (13)
Ed Markey (D)*,
Cory Booker (D),
Mike Braun (R),
Bob Casey (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Mike Lee (R),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Rand Paul (R),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318. (on 02/01/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/644/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s644/BILLS-118s644rs.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s644/BILLS-118s644is.pdf |
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