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To clarify training requirements for prescribers of controlled substances.
Summary
This bill clarifies and expands the training requirements for prescribers of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act. It adds several medical professional organizations to the list of approved training providers, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Podiatric Medical Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Optometric Association, and the American Pharmacists Association. The bill expands the definition of approved medical curricula to explicitly include podiatric medicine and specifies that accredited schools of pharmacy are approved training providers for pharmacists and nurses. The amendments are made effective retroactively to December 29, 2022.
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- Mar 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To clarify training requirements for prescribers of controlled substances.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Medication Access and Training Expansion Improvement Act” or the “MATE Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED TRAINING FOR PRESCRIBERS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.—Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second subsection designated as subsection (l) as subsection (m); and
(2) in subsection (m)(1), as so redesignated—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) in clause (iv)—
(I) in subclause (I)— (aa) by inserting “the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Podiatric Medical Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Optometric Association,” before “or any other organization”; (bb) by striking “or the Commission” and inserting “, the Commission”; and
(cc) by inserting “, or the Council on Podiatric Medical Education” before the semicolon at the end; and
(II) in subclause (III), by inserting “or the American Academy of Family Physicians” after “Association”; and
(ii) in clause (v), in the matter preceding subclause (I)—
(I) by striking “osteopathic medicine, dental surgery” and inserting “osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, dental surgery”; and
(II) by striking “or dental medicine curriculum” and inserting “or dental or podiatric medicine curriculum”; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in clause (i)—
(I) by inserting “the American Pharmacists Association, the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, the American Academy of Nursing, the American Academy of Family Physicians,” before “or any other organization”; and
(II) by inserting “, the American Academy of Family Physicians,” before “or the Accreditation Council”; and
(ii) in clause (ii)—
(I) by striking “or accredited school” and inserting “, an accredited school”; and
(II) by inserting “, or an accredited school of pharmacy” before “in the United States”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on December 29, 2022. <all>
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