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Introduced
03/06/2018
03/06/2018
In Committee
05/09/2018
05/09/2018
Crossed Over
06/13/2018
06/13/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to: (1) develop protocols for discharging patients who are treated for a drug overdose, and (2) enhance the integration and coordination of postdischarge care and treatment options for individuals with a substance use disorder.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to develop protocols for discharging patients who are treated for a drug overdose and to enhance the integration and coordination of post-discharge care and treatment options for individuals with a substance use disorder. The bill provides grants to eligible health care sites and coordinators to implement these protocols, including requirements to have onsite providers who can prescribe medication-assisted treatment and establish referral agreements with treatment providers. The grant recipients must report on various metrics, and the HHS must submit a report to Congress on the program's effectiveness.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (19)
David McKinley (R)*,
Andy Barr (R),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Barbara Comstock (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Rodney Davis (R),
Michael Doyle (D),
John Faso (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
French Hill (R),
Evan Jenkins (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Bill Posey (R),
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R),
Brad Schneider (D),
Greg Walden (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 06/13/2018)
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