Bill > HR3832

Introduced Session

Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act (Sec. 2) This bill permits any Department of Veterans Affairs licensed health care provider or provider delegate accessing data on behalf of such provider to query and receive data from the national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs to support the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to patients who: (1) receive a prescription for a controlled substance, and (2) are not receiving palliative care or enrolled in hospice care. Health care providers or delegates shall query the network in accordance with applicable Veterans Health Administration regulations and policies. No state may restrict providers or delegates from accessing the state's prescription drug monitoring program. No state shall deny or revoke the license, registration, or certification of a licensed provider or delegate on the basis that such provider or delegate has queried or received network data.

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Neal Dunn (R)*,  Rick Allen (R),  Jodey Arrington (R),  Jack Bergman (R),  Mike Bost (R),  Larry Bucshon (R),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Mike Coffman (R),  John Faso (R),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Greg Gianforte (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Karen Handel (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Denny Heck (D),  Clay Higgins (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Stephen Knight (R),  Ann Kuster (D),  Conor Lamb (D),  Bob Latta (R),  Jason Lewis (R),  Mia Love (R),  Roger Marshall (R),  David McKinley (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Bruce Poliquin (R),  David Rouzer (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Austin Scott (R),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Darren Soto (D),  Claudia Tenney (R),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Valadao (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Greg Walden (R),  Ted Yoho (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 05/22/2018)

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