United States · Bill · S
S. 2897 (108th)
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.
Introduced
5 October 2004
Last action
5 October 2004 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical practitioners in group practices that may dispense specified narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment.
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Timeline
5 October 2004
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2004
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 October 2004 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Drug Addiction Treatment Expansion Act of 2003
- related to → A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices.
- related to → A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to life the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2897
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2897
- us · 108-s-2897 · source updated 10 August 2026