S.Amdt. 4018

SA 4018. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Ms. Hassan) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4013 proposed by
Mr. Alexander to the bill H.R. 6, to provide for opioid use disorder
prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 67, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
(b) Eliminating Any Time Limitation for Nurse
Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Midwives, and
Physician Assistants To Become Qualifying Practitioners.--
Section 303(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II)) is amended by striking
``during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 and ending
on October 1, 2021'' and inserting ``beginning on the date of
enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of
2016''.
(c) Definition of Qualifying Other Practitioner.--Clause
(iv) of section 303(g)(2)(G) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ``nurse
practitioner or physician assistant'' each place it appears
and inserting ``nurse practitioner, clinical nurse
specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified
nurse midwife, or physician assistant''.
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