,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dcj  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#deii  ,report ,no4 #aad-eef  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #bd1 #bjaf ,ms4 ,clark of     
,massachusetts 7for herself and ,mr4    
,stivers7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,may #aj1 #bjaf 
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 
,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 
,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4   
,lynch1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,rogers of   
,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,guinta1 
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4     
,keating1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,rokita1
 ,mr4 ,turner1 and ,ms4 ,mc,sally  ,may 
#aj1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,february

 #bd1 #bjaf  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,controlled ,substances ,act to permit  
certain partial fillings of             
prescriptions4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,reducing      
,unused ,medications ,act of #bjaf4  #b4
 ,partial fills of schedule ,,ii        
controlled substances  7a7 ,in general  
,section #cji of the ,controlled        
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbi7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7f7 ,partial fills of       
schedule ,,ii controlled substances     
7#a7 ,partial fills  7,a7 ,in general ,a
 prescription for a controlled substance
 in schedule ,,ii may be partially      
filled if-- 7i7 it is not prohibited by 
,state law2  7ii7 the prescription is   
written and filled in accordance with   
the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq471 regulations    
prescribed by the ,attorney ,general1   
and ,state law2  7iii7 the partial fill 
is requested by the patient or the      
practitioner that wrote the             

prescription2 and  7iv7 the total       
quantity dispensed in all partial       
fillings does not exceed the total      
quantity prescribed4  7,b7 ,other       
circumstances ,a prescription for a     
controlled substance in schedule ,,ii   
may be partially filled in accordance   
with section #acjf4ac of title #ba1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of the  
,reducing ,unused ,medications ,act of  
#bjaf74  7#b7 ,remaining portions  7,a7 
,in general ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b71 remaining portions of
 a partially filled prescription for a  
controlled substance in schedule ,,ii-- 
7i7 may be filled2 and  7ii7 shall be   
filled not later than #cj days after the
 date on which the prescription is      
written4  7,b7 ,emergency situations ,in
 emergency situations1 as described in  
subsection 7a71 the remaining portions  
of a partially filled prescription for a
 controlled substance in schedule ,,ii--
  7i7 may be filled2 and  7ii7 shall be 

filled not later than #gb hours after   
the prescription is issued4  4  7b7     
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to affect the
 authority of the ,attorney ,general to 
allow a prescription for a controlled   
substance in schedule ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v
 of section #bjb7;c7 of the ,controlled 
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#hab7;c77 to be partially filled4  ,may 
#aj1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed