Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 16, 2016)
Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency as an entity authorized to dispense controlled substances, instead of registering the individual practitioners or medical directors of the agency.
A registered EMS agency must be overseen by one or more medical directors.
The bill specifies that an EMS practitioner who is employed by a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances under a standing order issued by a medical director. The standing order does not have to be specific to an individual patient. An EMS agency must keep the standing order on file and make it available to the DEA upon request.
What just happenedMay 16, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 16, 2016
- May 16, 2016IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - May 16, 2016IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate