Tyler’s Law
- Last Action
- 6/25/2026
Actions
- 2026-07-21Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
- 2026-07-21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2026-07-20Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2026-06-25Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 2026-06-25Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-03-10Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2025-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2025-03-10Introduced in House
- 2025-03-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-03-10 (00)
Tyler’s Law
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete, within one year after the bill’s enactment, a study on how frequently Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose, the costs associated with such testing, and how such testing may impact patients.
Within six months after the study’s completion and based on its results, HHS must issue guidance regarding (1) whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, (2) how to ensure clinicians know which substances they are testing for in routine drug tests, and (3) how fentanyl testing may affect the future risk of overdose and other health outcomes.
Cosponsors (20)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Subjects
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hospital care
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
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