,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cifd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #e1 #bjag,mr4 
,roe ( ,t5nessee 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ku/] 
( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1     
,mrs4 ,radewag51 & ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln 
( ,pu]to ,rico7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act to e/abli%   
additional regi/ration requirem5ts =    
prescrib]s ( opioids1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,opioid ,addiction ,prev5tion ,act (  
#bjag4  #b4 ,regi/ration requirem5ts =  
prescrib]s ,section #cjc ( ! ,controll$ 
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7   
7#a7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all n regi/]1 
or r5ew ! regi/ration (1 a practition]  

"u subsection 7f7 :o is lic5s$ "u ,/ate 
law to prescribe controll$ sub/ances 9  
s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv1 unless !   
practition] submits to ! ,attorney      
,g5]al1 = ea* su* regi/ration or r5ewal 
reque/1 a c]tification t ! practition]1 
dur+ ! applicable regi/ration p]iod1 w n
 prescribe1 = ! initial treatm5t ( acute
 pa91 any s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv   
opioid1 o!r ?an an opioid prescription  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7--  7,a7 )\t    
fir/ly or concomitantly prescrib+ "o or 
m non-opioid analgesics1 if !re are no  
contra9dications to su* analgesics2     
7,b7 )\t cle>ly /at+ on ! prescription !
 diagnosis = :i* ! opioid is prescrib$2 
7,c7 unless ! prescrib$ opioid dose is !
 l[e/ effective dose2  7,d7 an ext5d$   
release or long act+ =mulation ( !      
opioid2 &  7,e7 9 an am\nt 9 excess ( ! 
less] (--  7i7 a #aj-;day supply 7= :i* 
no refill is available72 or  7ii7 an    
opioid prescription limit e/abli%$ "u   
,/ate law4  7#b7 ,9 ?is subsection1 !   
t]m acute pa9-- 7,a7 means pa9 ) abrupt 

onset & caus$ by a discrete injury1     
surgical proc$ure1 or o!r illness (     
limit$ duration2 &  7,b7 does n         
include-- 7i7 *ronic pa92  7ii7 pa9 be+ 
treat$ z "p ( canc] c>e2  7iii7 hospice 
or o!r end-(-life c>e2 or  7iv7 pa9 be+ 
treat$ z "p ( palliative c>e4  7#c7 ,an 
opioid prescription describ$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph is a prescription--  7,a7 = a  
s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv opioid drug 
approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration
 = an indication = ! treatm5t (         
addiction2 &  7,b7 t is = ! treatm5t (  
addiction4  4