HR 4841 · 115th Congress · Health

Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-01-18· Sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581.(2018-06-12)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing health-care professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.…

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H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018

Jun 7, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans