,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hib ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #g1 #bjag ,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and ,mr4 ,mc,cain7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act to establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,opioid ,addiction ,prevention ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,registration requirements for prescribers ,section #cjc of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7k7 7#a7 ,the ,attorney ,general shall not register1 or renew the registration of1 a practitioner under subsection 7f7 who is licensed under ,state law to prescribe controlled substances in schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv1 unless the practitioner submits to the ,attorney ,general1 for each such registration or renewal request1 a certification that the practitioner1 during the applicable registration period1 will not prescribe any schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv opioid1 other than an opioid prescription described in paragraph 7#c71 for the initial treatment of acute pain in an amount in excess of the lesser of-- 7,a7 a #g-;day supply 7for which no refill is available72 or 7,b7 an opioid prescription limit established under ,state law4 7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the term acute pain-- 7,a7 means pain with abrupt onset and caused by an injury or other process that is not ongoing2 and 7,b7 does not include-- 7i7 chronic pain2 7ii7 pain being treated as part of cancer care2 7iii7 hospice or other end-of-life care2 or 7iv7 pain being treated as part of palliative care4 7#c7 ,an opioid prescription described in this paragraph is a prescription-- 7,a7 for a schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv opioid drug approved by the ,food and ,drug ,administration for an indication for the treatment of addiction2 and 7,b7 that is for the treatment of addiction4 4