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.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 3832 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3832
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum
of understanding with the executive director of a national network of
State-based prescription monitoring programs under which Department of
Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2017
Mr. Dunn (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Arrington, and Mr.
Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum
of understanding with the executive director of a national network of
State-based prescription monitoring programs under which Department of
Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL
NETWORK OF STATE-BASED PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING
PROGRAMS.
(a) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive
director of a national network of State-based prescription drug
monitoring programs under which Department of Veterans Affairs health
care providers shall query such network to support the safe and
effective prescribing of controlled substances to covered patients.
Under such memorandum of understanding--
(1) Department health care providers practicing in a State
that participates in such network shall query such network in
accordance with the agreement between that State's prescription
drug monitoring program and such network in accordance with
applicable Veterans Health Administration policies; and
(2) Department health care providers practicing in States
that do not participate in such network shall query such
network through the drug monitoring program of the
participating State that is in closest proximity to the State
where the provider is practicing.
(b) Covered Patients.--For purposes of this section, a covered
patient is a patient who--
(1) receives a prescription for a controlled substance for
a period of 90 days or longer; and
(2) is not receiving palliative care or enrolled in hospice
care.
(c) Exception.--The memorandum of understanding under subsection
(a) shall provide for an exception to ensure that Department health
care providers are not obligated to comply with the provisions of the
memorandum of understanding if such provisions are in violations of
applicable State law.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``controlled substance'' has the meaning given
such term in paragraph (6) of section 102 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
(2) The term ``national network of State-based prescription
monitoring programs'' means an interconnected nationwide system
that facilitates the transfer of State prescription drug
monitoring program data across State lines.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-684.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-684.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
Mr. Dunn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4250-4251)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3832.
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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4268-4269)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 2 (Roll no. 209).(text: CR H4250-4251)
Roll Call #209 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 2 (Roll no. 209). (text: CR H4250-4251)
Roll Call #209 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.