Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5563 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5563 To require the use of prescription drug monitoring programs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. King, and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the use of prescription drug monitoring programs. 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 ``Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAMS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Controlled substance.--The term ``controlled substance'' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). (2) Covered state.--The term …