,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjag ,mrs4 
,gillibr& 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mc,cain7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,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