Senate Bill 889
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 22, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
889
Congress
117
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 Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021
This bill imposes, as a condition on certain federal funding for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), additional notification and reporting requirements concerning prescriptions for potentially addictive drugs.
States or territories that receive this funding must require
- prescribers to consult the PDMP before starting treatment with such drugs, and
- dispensers to report within 24 hours to the PDMP each time they fill a prescription for such drugs.
In addition, the state agency administering a PDMP must analyze reported data for patterns of prescription drug misuse or abuse and provide certain information to prescribers, law enforcement, the public, and other states and territories.
March 22, 2021
03/22/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/22/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:37 PM