Congress·In Committee·S. 946

MATE Improvement Act

Medical Training: Updates for Prescribing Controlled Substances

Mar 11, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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The MATE Improvement Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.

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Likely to pass

This bill has bipartisan support and fixes technical gaps in a law that is already in effect. It is a common-sense update that helps medical professionals follow federal rules.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 3550 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 3550 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill updates the rules for healthcare workers who prescribe certain medications like painkillers. It adds more professional groups, such as the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Podiatric Medical Association, to the list of approved training providers.
The plan makes it easier for dentists, foot doctors, and eye doctors to get the training they need. It also allows pharmacy schools and nursing associations to offer these required courses to their members.
These changes would count as if they started in December 2022. This helps doctors who already took classes from these groups by making sure their training officially meets federal standards.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Mar 11, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

MATE Improvement Act

Bill NumberS 946

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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