PRINTER'S NO. 3681
No. 2680 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY STEELMAN, YOUNGBLOOD, HENNESSEY, LUCYK, ORIE,
BLAUM, FAIRCHILD, PESCI, McNAUGHTON, LEDERER, WOGAN,
LAUGHLIN, BARD, BATTISTO, E. Z. TAYLOR, MELIO, MILLER, OLASZ,
ROBINSON, WOJNAROSKI, BELFANTI, TRELLO, BEBKO-JONES, RAMOS,
HARHAI, BOSCOLA, DeLUCA, WASHINGTON AND CAPPABIANCA,
JUNE 4, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JUNE 4, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), entitled
2 "An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of
3 controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics;
4 conferring powers on the courts and the secretary and
5 Department of Health, and a newly created Pennsylvania Drug,
6 Device and Cosmetic Board; establishing schedules of
7 controlled substances; providing penalties; requiring
8 registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the
9 revocation or suspension of certain licenses and
10 registrations; and repealing an act," designating
11 flunitrazepam and gamma hydroxybutyric acid as controlled
12 substances.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 4(4)(i) of the act of April 14, 1972
16 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug,
17 Device and Cosmetic Act, amended November 26, 1978 (P.L.1392,
18 No.328), is amended to read:
19 Section 4. Schedules of Controlled Substances.--The
20 following schedules include the controlled substances listed or
1 to be listed by whatever official name, common or usual name,
2 chemical name, or trade name designated.
3 * * *
4 (4) Schedule IV--In determining that a substance comes
5 within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a low potential
6 for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; currently
7 accepted medical use in the United States; and limited physical
8 and/or psychological dependence liability relative to the
9 substances listed in Schedule III. The following controlled
10 substances are included in this schedule:
11 (i) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, unless
12 specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule,
13 which contains any quantity of the following substances:
14 1. Barbital.
15 2. Chloral betaine.
16 3. Chloral hydrate.
17 4. Ethchlorvynol.
18 5. Ethinamate.
19 5a. Flunitrazepam.
20 5b. Gamma hydroxybutyric acid.
21 6. Methohexital.
22 7. Meprobamate.
23 8. Methylphenobarbital.
24 9. Paraldehyde.
25 10. Petrichloral.
26 11. Phenobarbital.
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28 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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