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H.R. 5950

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Improving Patient Access to Care and Treatment Act
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Committee
Latest Action · November 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
November 12, 2021
Cosponsors (6)
2D 4R
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Improving Patient Access to Care and Treatment Act This bill increases the number of days—from 14 to 60—within which a practitioner must administer certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) to a patient for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment) after receiving the drugs from a pharmacy.

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