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US HR5812CONNECTIONS Act Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018
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Introduced
05/15/2018
05/15/2018
In Committee
05/17/2018
05/17/2018
Crossed Over
06/13/2018
06/13/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
CONNECTIONS Act Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018
AI Summary
This bill, the Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies (CONNECTIONS) Act of 2018, amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out evidence-based prevention activities and enhanced surveillance of controlled substance overdoses. The bill aims to improve the efficiency and use of state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and enhance data sharing and interoperability between PDMPs and other health information systems. The bill also provides funding and guidance to states for implementing these initiatives to address the opioid overdose epidemic.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (11)
Morgan Griffith (R)*,
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Ken Buck (R),
Michael Burgess (R),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Andy Harris (R),
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),
Evan Jenkins (R),
Frank Pallone (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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