H.R. 4599 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4599 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2016 Ms. Clark of Massachusetts (for herself and Mr. Stivers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to permit certain partial fillings of prescriptions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016. 2. Prescriptions Section 309(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 829(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) In general.— before Except; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Partial filling of prescriptions (A) In general A prescription for a controlled substance in schedule II may be partially filled if— (i) it is requested by— (I) the practitioner that wrote the prescription by making a notation on the face of the written prescription, written record of the emergency oral prescription, or in the electronic prescription record; or (II) the patient; (ii) the pharmacist partially filling the prescription records the partial filling in the same manner as a filling of the prescription; (iii) the pharmacist partially filling the prescription updates the record each time the prescription is partially filled; (iv) the total quantity dispensed in all partial fillings does not exceed the total quantity prescribed; and (v) the pharmacist notifies the practitioner that wrote the prescription of each partial fill. (B) Remaining portions Remaining portions of a partially filled prescription— (i) may be filled; and (ii) must be exhausted prior to, or on the same date that such prescription, if fully filled, would have been exhausted. .