HR 3832 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2018-05-22)
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Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs under which VA health care providers shall query such network to support the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to patients who: (1) receive a prescription for a controlled substance for a period of 90 days or longer, and (2) are not receiving palliative care or enrolled in hospice care. Under such memorandum of understanding, VA health care providers practicing in: (1) a participating state shall query such network in accordance with the agreement between that state's prescription drug monitoring program and such network, and (2) a nonparticipating state shall query the network through the drug monitoring program of the closest participating state.…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3832, Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
May 14, 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2018
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Cosponsors (20)
1 Democrat19 Republicans