Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a pharmacist to partially fill a prescription for a schedule II controlled substance (such as a prescription opioid painkiller) at the request of a prescribing practitioner or patient.
A pharmacist must record the partial filling in the same manner as a full filling, update the record with each partially filled prescription, and notify the prescribing practitioner. The total quantity dispensed in partial fillings must not exceed the total quantity prescribed.
The remaining portion of a partially filled prescription may be filled and must be exhausted prior to, or on the same date that such prescription, if fully filled, would have been exhausted.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-12 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2016-05-11 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-11 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2273) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-11 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4599. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-11 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2273-2275) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-11 | Floor | Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-10 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-10 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-556. | House floor actions |
| 2016-04-27 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-27 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-26 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-25 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-20 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-20 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-02-26 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2016-02-24 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-24 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |