H.R. 1266 (112th): Fraudulent Prescription Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced:
Mar 30, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY13]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 30, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 30, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 30, 2011
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (1R, 1D) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to improve detection of the fraudulent abuse of prescriptions to obtain controlled substances in schedule II or III, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Mar 30, 2011.
8 pages

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3/30/2011--Introduced.
Fraudulent Prescription Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Attorney General from registering a practitioner to dispense or conduct research with a schedule II or III controlled substance unless the practitioner agrees to comply with this Act's requirements.
Requires a practitioner, at the time of prescribing such substances to submit to the Attorney General by means of a web portal:
(1) the patient's name, date of birth, and address;
(2) the date and time of the prescription;
(3) the name and amount of the substance prescribed;
(4) the practitioner's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number and contact information; and
(5) the prescription pad number.
Makes exceptions if the practitioner is prescribing a controlled substance in a medical emergency situation or does not have access to the web portal (in which case the practitioner may make the required submissions within seven days).
Requires a practitioner to submit the same information before dispensing such a controlled substance, as well as whether the dispensing constitutes a refill of a prescription.
Requires a practitioner who declines to dispense such a controlled substance to submit information that would have been required to be reported if the substance had been dispensed and any reason to suspect that the individual attempting to purchase the substance was acting pursuant to fraud.
Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a web portal and database that allows a practitioner to submit such information and that communicates an alert to the practitioner if circumstances exist that indicate the patient or purchaser is attempting to unlawfully divert or misuse a controlled substance.
Limits disclosure of database information.

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  • Title 21: FOOD AND DRUGS
  • Chapter 13: DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
  • Subchapter I: CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
  • Part C: Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of Controlled Substances
  • Section 823: Registration requirements