United States · Law · HR
H.R. 304 (115th)
Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017
Introduced
5 January 2017
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 115-83.
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21 April 2025
Summary
Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 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.
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17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 17 November 2017
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 17 November 2017
Public Law
summary · EN · 17 November 2017
House agreed to Senate amendment without amendment
summary · EN · 2 November 2017
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 24 October 2017
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 24 October 2017
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 24 October 2017
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 10 January 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 10 January 2017
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 January 2017
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 January 2017
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 9 January 2017
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/304
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/304