#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#iaf  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the         
,controlled ,substances ,act to provide 
for the delivery of a controlled        
substance by a pharmacy to an           
administering practitioner4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ensuring ,patient ,access to ,substance
 ,use ,disorder ,treatments ,act of     
#bjah4  #b4 ,delivery of a controlled   
substance by a pharmacy to be           
administered by injection or            
implantation  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,controlled ,substances ,act is amended 
by inserting after section #cji 7#ba    
,u4,s4,c4 #hbi7 the following3  #cji;,a4
 ,delivery of a controlled substance by 
a pharmacy to an administering          
practitioner  7a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding section #ajb7aj71 a    
pharmacy may deliver a controlled       
substance to a practitioner in          
accordance with a prescription that     
meets the requirements of this title and
 the regulations issued by the ,attorney

 ,general under this title1 for the     
purpose of administering of the         
controlled substance by the practitioner
 if-- 7#a7 the controlled substance is  
delivered by the pharmacy to the        
prescribing practitioner or the         
practitioner administering the          
controlled substance1 as applicable1 at 
the location listed on the              
practitioner's certificate of           
registration issued under this title2   
7#b7 in the case of administering of the
 controlled substance for the purpose of
 maintenance or detoxification treatment
 under section #cjc7;g77#b7-- 7,a7 the  
practitioner who issued the prescription
 is a qualifying practitioner authorized
 under1 and acting within the scope of  
that section2 and  7,b7 the controlled  
substance is to be administered by      
injection or implantation2  7#c7 the    
pharmacy and the practitioner are       
authorized to conduct the activities    
specified in this section under the law 
of the ,state in which such activities  

take place2  7#d7 the prescription is   
not issued to supply any practitioner   
with a stock of controlled substances   
for the purpose of general dispensing to
 patients2  7#e7 except as provided in  
subsection 7b71 the controlled substance
 is to be administered only to the      
patient named on the prescription not   
later than #ad days after the date of   
receipt of the controlled substance by  
the practitioner2 and  7#f7             
notwithstanding any exceptions under    
section #cjg1 the prescribing           
practitioner1 and the practitioner      
administering the controlled substance1 
as applicable1 maintain complete and    
accurate records of all controlled      
substances delivered1 received1         
administered1 or otherwise disposed of  
under this section1 including the       
persons to whom controlled substances   
were delivered and such other           
information as may be required by       
regulations of the ,attorney ,general4  
7b7 ,modification of number of days     

before which controlled substance shall 
be administered  7#a7 ,initial #b-year  
period ,during the #b-year period       
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this section1 the ,attorney ,general1 in
 coordination with the ,secretary1 may  
reduce the number of days described in  
subsection 7a77#e7 if the ,attorney     
,general determines that such reduction 
will-- 7,a7 reduce the risk of          
diversion2 or  7,b7 protect the public  
health4  7#b7 ,modifications after      
submission of report ,after the date on 
which the report described in subsection
 7c7 is submitted1 the ,attorney        
,general1 in coordination with the      
,secretary1 may modify the number of    
days described in subsection 7a77#e74   
7#c7 ,minimum number of days ,any       
modification under this subsection shall
 be for a period of not less than #g    
days4  4  7b7 ,study and report ,not    
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this section1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states shall conduct a study and submit
 to ,congress a report on access to and 
potential diversion of controlled       
substances administered by injection or 
implantation4  7c7 ,technical and       
conforming amendment ,the table of      
contents for the ,comprehensive ,drug   
,abuse ,prevention and ,control ,act of 
#aigj is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #cji the       
following3  ,sec4 #cji;,a4 ,delivery of 
a controlled substance by a pharmacy to 
an administering practitioner4  4       
,passed the ,senate ,may #bc1           
#bjah4,secretary