42 U.S.C. § 290bb–2a — Medical treatment of narcotics addiction; report to Congress

submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-513 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 63 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services must consult the Attorney General and addiction experts. Together they find the best medical treatment methods for different kinds of narcotic addicts. The Secretary must report on this to Congress from time to time.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services must consult with the Attorney General. The Secretary must also consult with national organizations whose members have knowledge and experience treating narcotic addicts. Based on those consultations, the Secretary must decide the appropriate methods of professional medical practice for treating the narcotic addiction of various classes of narcotic addicts. The Secretary must report on this from time to time to Congress.

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, after consultation with the Attorney General and with national organizations representative of persons with knowledge and experience in the treatment of narcotic addicts, shall determine the appropriate methods of professional practice in the medical treatment of the narcotic addiction of various classes of narcotic addicts, and shall report thereon from time to time to the Congress.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–513, title I, § 4, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1241; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

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1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-513 · 84 Stat. 1241
1979Amended · Pub. L. 96-88 · 93 Stat. 695

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