S. 946

119 S946 IS: Medication Access and Training Expansion Improvement Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-11
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 946  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Medication Access and Training Expansion Improvement Act   or the   MATE Improvement Act  .
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.