House Bill 5009
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Jessie's Law
Active
Passed House on Jun 12, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5009
Congress
115
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.
checkPassed on June 12, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5042)
Summary
Jessie's Law
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records.
In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods by which the information should be displayed.
06/13/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/12/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/12/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5042)
06/12/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5042)
06/12/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5009.
06/12/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5042-5043)
06/12/2018
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/09/2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
05/09/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
04/25/2018
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
02/16/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/13/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
02/13/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:33 PM