Bill > S3314

This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand an existing Veterans Health Administration (VHA) directive about informed consent, originally focused on long-term opioid therapy, to now include additional types of medications. Specifically, the directive would be updated to require informed consent for five categories of medications: antipsychotics (drugs used to treat mental health conditions like schizophrenia), stimulants (medications often used to treat ADHD), antidepressants (drugs used to treat depression and anxiety), anxiolytics (anti-anxiety medications), and narcotics (pain medications). The bill, which would be known as the "Written Informed Consent Act", aims to ensure that veterans receive comprehensive information and provide explicit consent before being prescribed these potentially impactful medications, potentially enhancing patient understanding and autonomy in their medical treatment.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3314/all-info