HOUSE 1375115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Prescriber Support Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/17/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2017-03-07Introduced in House
- 2017-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-07 (00)
Prescriber Support Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for systems that help prescribers: (1) treat and manage patient pain; and (2) prevent, identify, and respond to patient substance misuse and substance abuse disorders. In awarding grants, HHS must give priority to states with the greatest need.
Cosponsors (13)
- Evan Jenkins (R-WV)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Subjects
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Prescription drugs
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