Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-02-18Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-02-18Introduced in House
- 2021-02-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-18 (00)
Opioid Patients' Right to Know Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to educate health care providers about opioid prescribing practices.
To receive a grant, a state must have a law or regulation that requires providers to, before issuing an initial opioid prescription to treat acute pain, inform patients about the risks of opioids and the availability of non-opioid treatment alternatives.
States must use the grants to educate providers about relevant laws or regulations and safe opioid prescribing recommendations.
Cosponsors (15)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)
Subjects
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Prescription drugs
- State and local government operations
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