,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bced  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjba,mr4   
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,braun1 & ,mr4  
,man*97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require c]ta9            
practition]s au?oriz$ to prescribe      
controll$ sub/ances to complete cont9u+ 
education4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,saf] ,prescrib+ (      
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act4  #b4        
,cont9u+ education requirem5ts = c]ta9  
practition]s prescrib+ controll$        
sub/ances ,section #cjc ( ! ,controll$  
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7f71 9 ! matt]
 prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,!      
,attorney ,g5]al %all regi/] & ins]t+   
,subject to subsection 7k71 ! ,attorney 
,g5]al %all regi/]2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ 
subsection 7k7 z subsection 7l72  7#c7  
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7j7 ! foll[+3 
7k7 ,cont9u+ education requirem5ts =    

practition]s  7#a7 ,def9ition ( cov]$   
practition] ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
cov]$ practition] means a practition] t 
is n a hospital1 ph>macy1 or vet]9>ian4 
7#b7 ,requirem5t ,z a condition ( grant+
 or r5ew+ ! regi/ration ( a cov]$       
practition] "u ?is "p to disp5se1 or    
conduct rese>* )1 controll$ sub/ances 9 
s*$ule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v1 !      
,attorney ,g5]al %all require ! cov]$   
practition] to complete tra9+ ?r\gh     
accr$it$ cont9u+ prescrib] education t !
 ,secret>y det]m9es meets ! requirem5ts 
"u p>agraph 7#c71 unless ! cov]$        
practition] meets ! conditions describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#f74  7#c7 ,cont5ts ( tra9+ 
,! tra9+ provid$ = purposes ( p>agraph  
7#b7 %all1 at a m9imum1 expose a cov]$  
practition] to-- 7,a7 be/ practices =   
pa9 managem5t1 includ+-- 7i7 responsible
 prescrib+ ( pa9 m$ications2  7ii7      
alt]natives to prescrib+ controll$      
sub/ances2 &  7iii7 o!r alt]native      
!rapies to decrease ! use ( opioids2    
7,b7 tools to manage adh]5ce & div]sion 

( controll$ sub/ances1 includ+-- 7i7    
prescription drug monitor+ programs2    
7ii7 drug scre5+2  7iii7 in=m$ cons5t2  
7iv7 ov]dose education2 &  7v7 ! use (  
opioid ov]dose antagoni/s2 &  7,c7 be/  
practices = sub/ance use disord]        
treatm5t1 includ+ me?ods = diagnos+1    
treat+1 & manag+ a sub/ance use disord]1
 includ+-- 7i7 ! use ( m$ications       
approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug              
,adm9i/ration2  7ii7 ! use (            
evid5ce-bas$ nonph>macological !rapies2 
&  7iii7 l9k+ pati5ts to evid5ce-bas$   
treatm5t = sub/ance use disord]s4  7#d7 
,e/abli%m5t ( tra9+ module ,! ,assi/ant 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices =  
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use %all     
e/abli% or support ! e/abli%m5t ( n less
 ?an #a tra9+ module t meets !          
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#c7 t is       
provid$-- 7,a7 to any cov]$ practition] 
regi/]$ or apply+ = a regi/ration "u ?is
 "p to disp5se1 or conduct rese>* )1    
controll$ sub/ances 9 s*$ule ,,ii1      
,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v2  7,b7 onl9e2 &  7,c7

 free ( *>ge4  7#e7 ,database ( tra9+   
modules ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%1      
ma9ta91 & p]iodically update a publicly 
available database provid+ in=mation    
relat+ to tra9+ modules t meet !        
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#c74  7#f7     
,exception ,a cov]$ practition] %all be 
deem$ z complet+ ! tra9+ describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7 if ! cov]$ practition]    
completes accr$it$ cont9u+ prescrib]    
education t-- 7,a7 is-- 7i7 requir$1 z a
 condition ( ,/ate practice lic5sure1 to
 fulfill m&at$ tra9+ or education relat$
 to be/ practices 9 pa9 managem5t &     
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t2 &  7ii7  
sub/antially simil> to ! tra9+ requir$  
"u p>agraph 7#c72 or  7,b7 is-- 7i7     
requir$1 z a condition ( ma9ta9+ a bo>d 
c]tification recogniz$ by ! appropriate 
bo>d c]tification organizations1 to     
fulfill m&at$ tra9+ or education relat$ 
to be/ practices 9 pa9 managem5t &      
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t2 &  7ii7  
sub/antially simil> to ! tra9+ requir$  
"u p>agraph 7#c74  7#g7 ,report on      

prescrib+ patt]ns ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,saf]        
,prescrib+ ( ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act1
 ! ,secret>y %all evaluate1 & make      
publicly available a report describ+1 h[
 exposure to ! tra9+ requir$ "u ?is     
subsection has *ang$ prescrib+ patt]ns (
 controll$ sub/ances4  2 &  7#d7 9      
subsection 7l7 7z r$esignat$71 by /rik+ 
,9 ?is section & ins]t+ ,def9ition (    
factors z may be relevant to & consi/5t 
) ! public heal? & safety4--,9 ?is      
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