,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjah,mr4 ,walb]g 7= himself1 ,mrs4     
,d+ell1 & ,mr4 ,hudson7 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    
au?orize ! employees ( a hospice program
 to h&le controll$ sub/ances 9 !        
resid5ce ( a deceas$ hospice pati5t to  
assi/ 9 disposal4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,safe ,disposal (  
,unus$ ,m$ication ,act4  #b4 ,disposal (
 controll$ sub/ances ( a deceas$ hospice
 pati5t by employees ( a hospice program
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7g7 ( section
 #cjb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbb7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7  7,a7 ,9 ! case (

 a p]son receiv+ hospice c>e1 an        
employee ( a qualifi$ hospice program1  
act+ )9 ! scope ( employm5t1 may h&le1 9
 ! p]son's place ( resid5ce1 any        
controll$ sub/ance t 0 lawfully disp5s$ 
to ! p]son1 = ! purpose ( assi/+ 9 !    
disposal ( ! controll$ sub/ance aft] !  
p]son's dea?4  7,b7 ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7
 ,! t]ms hospice c>e & hospice program h
 ! mean+s give to ^? t]ms 9 section     
#ahfa7;dd7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act4  
7ii7 ,! t]m employee ( a hospice program
 means a p]son 7includ+ a physician or  
nurse7 :o-- 7,i7 is employ$ by1 or      
pursuant to arrangem5ts made by1 a      
hospice program2 &  7,,ii7 is lic5s$ or 
c]tifi$ to p]=m su* employm5t 9         
accordance ) applicable ,/ate law4      
7iii7 ,! t]m qualifi$ hospice program   
means a hospice program t--  7,i7 has   
writt5 policies & proc$ures = assi/+ 9 !
 disposal ( ! controll$ sub/ances ( a   
p]son receiv+ hospice c>e aft] ! p]son's
 dea?2 &  7,,ii7 at ! "t :5 ! controll$ 
sub/ances are fir/ ord]$-- 7aa7 provides

 a copy ( ! writt5 policies & proc$ures 
to ! pati5t or pati5t repres5tative &   
family2  7bb7 discusses ! policies &    
proc$ures ) ! pati5t or repres5tative & 
! family 9 a language & mann] t !y      
und]/& to ensure t ^! p>ties are educat$
 reg>d+ ! safe disposal ( controll$     
sub/ances2 &  7cc7 docum5ts 9 ! pati5t's
 cl9ical record t ! writt5 policies &   
proc$ures 7 provid$ & discuss$4  4  7b7 
,no regi/ration requir$ ,subsection 7c7 
( section #cjb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbb7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,an       
employee ( a hospice program = ! purpose
 ( assi/+ 9 ! disposal ( a controll$    
sub/ance 9 accordance ) subsection      
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