,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ab1 #bjah,ms4  
,coll9s 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4  
,capito1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,ms4 ,w>r57    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act to au?orize  
employees ( hospice programs to h&le    
controll$ sub/ances 9 ! resid5ces (     
c]ta9 hospice pati5ts to assi/ 9        
disposal ( ^? controll$ sub/ances4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,safe ,disposal ( ,unus$ ,m$ication     
,act4  #b4 ,disposal ( controll$        
sub/ances ( c]ta9 hospice pati5ts by    
employees ( qualifi$ hospice programs   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cjb7;g7 ( !      
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hbb7;g77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 7,a7 7i7 ,an      
employee ( a qualifi$ hospice program or
 an em]g5cy m$ical s]vices pr(essional1 
act+ )9 ! scope ( employm5t & = !       

purpose ( assi/+ 9 ! disposal ( a       
controll$ sub/ance 9 a case describ$ 9  
clause 7ii71 may h&le1 9 ! place (      
resid5ce ( a hospice pati5t1 any        
controll$ sub/ance t 0 lawfully disp5s$ 
to ! hospice pati5t4  7ii7 ,a case      
describ$ 9 ?is clause is a case 9 :i*-- 
7,i7 ! hospice pati5t has di$2 or       
7,,ii7 ! controll$ sub/ance is expir$4  
7iii7 7,i7 ,= purposes ( clause 7i71 if 
a ,/ate has 9 place requirem5ts to all[ 
an employee ( a hospice program1 act+ )9
 ! scope ( employm5t & = ! purpose (    
assi/+ 9 ! disposal ( a controll$       
sub/ance 9 a case describ$ 9 clause     
7ii71 to h&le1 9 ! place ( resid5ce ( a 
hospice pati5t1 any controll$ sub/ance t
 0 lawfully disp5s$ to ! hospice pati5t1
 & ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t ^?     
requirem5ts provide safegu>ds equival5t 
to ! safegu>ds provid$ "u subp>agraph   
7,c77vi71 ! employee ( ! hospice program
 %all n be requir$ to be an employee ( a
 qualifi$ hospice program4  7,,ii7 ,if !
 ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t !          

requirem5ts ( a ,/ate describ$ 9        
subclause 7,i7 d n provide safegu>ds    
equival5t to ! safegu>ds provid$ "u     
subp>agraph 7,c77vi71 ! ,/ate may file a
 petition = judicial review ( !         
det]m9ation ) an appropriate di/rict    
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7 ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al1 9 consultation ) !    
,secret>y1 may promulgate regulations to
 au?orize an employee ( a hospice       
program1 act+ )9 ! scope ( employm5t & =
 ! purpose ( assi/+ 9 ! disposal ( a    
controll$ sub/ance1 to h&le1 9 ! place (
 resid5ce ( a hospice pati5t1 any       
controll$ sub/ance t 0 lawfully disp5s$ 
to ! hospice pati5t if--  7i7 ) respect 
to ! controll$ sub/ance1 ! plan ( c>e ( 
! hospice pati5t has be5 modifi$2 &     
7ii7 pursuant to ! modification ( ! plan
 ( c>e1 ! hospice pati5t no long]       
requires ! controll$ sub/ance4  7,c7 ,9 
?is p>agraph-- 7i7 ! t]m em]g5cy m$ical 
s]vices pr(essional has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #cjc2  7ii7 ! t]m employee
 ( a hospice program-- 7,i7 means a     

p]son :o is--  7aa7 employ$ by1 or      
pursuant to arrangem5ts made by1 a      
hospice program2 &  7bb7 lic5s$ or      
c]tifi$ to p]=m su* employm5t 9         
accordance ) applicable ,/ate law2 &    
7,,ii7 includes-- 7aa7 a physician2 &   
7bb7 a regi/]$ nurse2  7iii7 ! t]m      
employee ( a qualifi$ hospice program-- 
7,i7 means a p]son :o is-- 7aa7 employ$ 
by1 or pursuant to arrangem5ts made by1 
a qualifi$ hospice program2 &  7bb7     
lic5s$ or c]tifi$ to p]=m su* employm5t 
9 accordance ) applicable ,/ate law2 &  
7,,ii7 includes--  7aa7 a physician2 &  
7bb7 a regi/]$ nurse2  7iv7 ! t]ms      
hospice c>e & hospice program h ! mean+s
 giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #ahfa7;dd7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7dd772  7v7 ! t]m hospice pati5t  
means an individual receiv+ hospice c>e2
 &  7vi7 ! t]m qualifi$ hospice program 
means a hospice program t--  7,i7 has   
writt5 policies & proc$ures = assi/+ 9 !
 disposal ( a controll$ sub/ance ( a    
hospice pati5t 9 ea* ( ! cases describ$ 

9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii72  7,,ii7 at ! "t 
:5 ! controll$ sub/ance ( a hospice     
pati5t is fir/ ord]$-- 7aa7 provides a  
copy ( ! writt5 policies & proc$ures    
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 to ! hospice  
pati5t1 or ! repres5tative ( ! hospice  
pati5t1 & ! family ( ! hospice pati5t2 &
  7bb7 discusses ! policies & proc$ures 
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 ) ! hospice   
pati5t1 or ! repres5tative ( ! hospice  
pati5t1 & ! family ( ! hospice pati5t 9 
a language & mann] t ^? individuals     
und]/& to ensure t ^? individuals are   
educat$ reg>d+ ! safe disposal (        
controll$ sub/ances2  7,,iii7 docum5ts 9
 ! cl9ical record ( ! hospice pati5t t !
 writt5 policies & proc$ures describ$ 9 
subclause 7,i7 7 provid$ & discuss$2 &  
7,,iv7 at ! "t :5 an employee ( !       
hospice program disposes ( a controll$  
sub/ance ( a hospice pati5t 9 a case    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii71        
docum5ts ! disposal 9 ! cl9ical record (
 ! hospice pati5t4  4  7b7 ,no          
regi/ration requir$ ,section #cjb7;c7 ( 

! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hbb7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,an employee ( a  
qualifi$ hospice program or an em]g5cy  
m$ical s]vices pr(essional1 z ^? t]ms   
are def9$ 9 subsection 7g77#e71 :o      
possesses ! controll$ sub/ance = !      
purpose ( assi/+ 9 ! disposal ( !       
controll$ sub/ance 9 accordance )       
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( t subsection4  7#e7  
,an employee ( a hospice program1 z     
def9$ 9 subsection 7g77#e71 :o possesses
 ! controll$ sub/ance = ! purpose (     
assi/+ 9 ! disposal ( ! controll$       
sub/ance 9 accordance ) a regulation    
issu$ "u subp>agraph 7,b7 ( t           
subsection4  4