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This bill would create a registration process at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) which allows physicians and practitioners to transport and administer controlled substances to patients outside of the state they’re registered in. It would establish a process within the DEA that allows physicians to register for the purpose of transporting and administering controlled outside their home state.

Under current law, travelling practitioners (like doctors for athletic teams) are prohibited from transporting or administering controlled substances (such as many pain medications) outside of the state they’re registered in.

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