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Title IV — Miscellaneous Matters

119th Congress · Approved Dec 1, 2025 · 139 Stat. 669 · Lineage

TITLE IV Miscellaneous Matters

SEC. 401. Delivery of a Controlled Substance by a Pharmacy to a Prescribing Practitioner.

Section 309A(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 829a(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

“(2) the controlled substance is a drug in schedule III, IV, or V to be administered—

“(A) by injection or implantation for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment; or

“(B) subject to a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy pursuant to section 505–1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355–1) that includes elements to assure safe use of the drug described in subsection (f)(3)(E) of such section, including a requirement for post-administration monitoring by a health care provider;”

SEC. 402. 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 amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on December 29, 2022.