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US HR5646

US HR5646
POPPY Study Act Protecting against Opioid Prescription-abuse during Prenatal Year Study Act


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Introduced
04/27/2018
In Committee
04/27/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

POPPY Study Act Protecting against Opioid Prescription-abuse during Prenatal Year Study Act

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This bill, the Protecting against Opioid Prescription-abuse during Prenatal Year Study (POPPY Study) Act, requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to develop and submit a report to Congress on opioid prescribing practices for pregnant women, including recommendations for such practices, ways to identify and reduce opioid misuse during pregnancy, information on prescription opioid misuse and use for medication-assisted treatment in urban and rural areas, an evaluation of non-opioid pain management practices, guidelines encouraging the use of non-opioid pain management during pregnancy, and recommendations for increasing public awareness and education on opioid use disorder in pregnancy and available treatment resources. The bill does not authorize any additional funds for carrying out these requirements.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 04/27/2018)

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