House Bill 1554
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Jessie's Law
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 15, 2017
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
1554
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Jessie's Law
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate standards for hospitals and physicians regarding displaying the history of opioid addiction in the medical records of patients who have provided information about their addiction to a health care provider.
March 15, 2017
03/17/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/15/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/15/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:37 PM