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S. 3257 (117th)
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lengthen the period of time during which certain controlled substances must be administered to a patient after being delivered by a pharmacy to the administering practitioner.
Introduced
18 November 2021
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
This bill increases the number of days—from 14 to 60—within which a practitioner must administer certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) to a patient for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment) after receiving the drugs from a pharmacy. Additionally, the bill revises the process by which the Department of Justice may modify the number of days within which such drugs must be administered.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 November 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 November 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 November 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3257
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/3257