S 2479
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Prescription drugs
Expanding Access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Act
Introduced: February 2, 2016
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 2, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expanding Access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and revises the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to require a state receiving grant funds for a prescription drug monitoring program to make relevant prescription information available to all individuals authorized by the state to prescribe controlled substances, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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