,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ae1         
#bjag,mr4 ,katko 7= himself & ,mr4      
,suozzi7 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*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv1 unless !   
practition] submits to ! ,attorney      
,g5]al1 = ea* su* regi/ration or r5ewal 
reque/1 a c]tification t ! practition]1 
dur+ ! applicable regi/ration p]iod1 w n
 prescribe any s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or   
,,iv opioid1 o!r ?an an opioid          
prescription describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 =
 ! initial treatm5t ( acute pa9 9 an    
am\nt 9 excess ( ! less] (--  7,a7 a    
#g-;day supply 7= :i* no refill is      
available72 or  7,b7 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 an injury or o!r       
process t is n ongo+2 &  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