Removal of Physician Group Limits
on Patients Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment
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President Bush Aug. 2, 2005 signed into law AAMC supported legislation
(S.
45, P.L.
109-56), which removes the current statutory limit on physician
group practices that treat substance abuse patients. Prior to the
enactment of S. 45, physician group practices were limited to treating
a total of 30 substance abuse patients. The House passed S. 45 on
July 27 by 429-0. The Senate passed S. 45 by unanimous consent on
July 19. The sponsors of the House and Senate legislation were Representative
Mark Souder (R-Ind.) and Senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Orrin Hatch
(R-Utah) and Joseph Biden (D-Del.)
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