,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ai1    
#bjah ,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,portman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend section #cjc of the   
,controlled ,substances ,act to         
facilitate waivers of the separate      
registration requirement for physicians 
dispensing narcotic drugs to individuals
 for maintenance treatment or           
detoxification treatment4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,enhancing ,access to ,addiction        
,treatment ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,waivers 
for maintenance or detoxification       
treatment  7a7 ,waiver ,section         
#cjc7;g77#b77;,g77ii7 of the ,controlled
 ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#hbc7;g77#b77;,g77ii77 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
7,,viii7 ,the physician graduated from  

an accredited school of allopathic      
medicine or osteopathic medicine in the 
,united ,states during the #e-year      
period ending on the date on which the  
physician submits to the ,secretary a   
written notification under subparagraph 
7,b7 and successfully completed a       
comprehensive allopathic or osteopathic 
medicine curriculum or accredited       
medical residency that--  7aa7 included 
not less than #bd hours of training on  
treating and managing opiate-dependent  
patients2 and  7bb7 included1 at a      
minimum-- 7,,aa7 the training described 
in items 7aa7 through 7gg7 of subclause 
7,,iv72 and 7,,bb7 training with respect
 to any other best practice the         
,secretary determines should be included
 in the curriculum1 which may include   
training on pain management1 including  
assessment and appropriate use of opioid
 and non-opioid alternatives4  4  7b7   
,grants  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall establish a grant       

program under which the ,secretary may  
make grants to accredited schools of    
allopathic medicine or osteopathic      
medicine and teaching hospitals located 
in the ,united ,states to support the   
development of curricula that meet the  
requirements under subclause 7,,viii7 of
 section #cjc7;g77#b77;,g77ii7 of the   
,controlled ,substances ,act1 as added  
by subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated for grants under     
paragraph 7#a71 #d1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc4  7c7  
,technical amendment ,section #ajb7bd7  
of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7bd77 is amended by      
striking ,health1 ,education1 and       
,welfare and inserting ,health and      
,human ,services4