[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5483 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5483

To impose a deadline for the promulgation of interim final regulations 
in accordance with section 311(h) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
    U.S.C. 831(h)) specifying the circumstances in which a special 
registration may be issued to a practitioner to engage in the practice 
                of telemedicine, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2018

  Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. 
   Handel, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, and Mr. Rush) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
  Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To impose a deadline for the promulgation of interim final regulations 
in accordance with section 311(h) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
    U.S.C. 831(h)) specifying the circumstances in which a special 
registration may be issued to a practitioner to engage in the practice 
                of telemedicine, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Special Registration for 
Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEADLINE FOR INTERIM FINAL REGULATIONS FOR A SPECIAL 
              REGISTRATION TO ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE.

    Section 311(h)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
831(h)(2)) is amended by striking ``The Attorney General shall, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary, promulgate regulations'' and 
inserting ``Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018, the 
Attorney General shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary, 
promulgate interim final regulations''.
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