House Bill 4810
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4810
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant agencies, to update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications; it also permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give preference, in awarding grants to states for overdose prevention, to states that maintain a prescription drug monitoring program and require dispensers of certain controlled substances to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications.
October 23, 2019
10/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
10/23/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
10/23/2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1330)
10/23/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:17:46 AM