Senate Bill 2658
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Protecting Newborns from Opioids Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 12, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2658
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 Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Protecting Newborns from Opioids Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) award grants to states to create or improve surveillance systems for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and analyze the data collected through the systems; and (2) conduct research on prevention, factors surrounding, and health outcomes of NAS. (NAS is a group of conditions caused when a baby withdraws from certain drugs the baby is exposed to in the womb before birth.)
April 12, 2018
04/12/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
04/12/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:42 PM