HR 5009 115th Congress House Health Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Medical education Right of privacy

Jessie's Law

Introduced: February 13, 2018 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 13, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jun 12, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 12, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5042)

Jun 12, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5042)

Jun 12, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5009.

Jun 12, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5042-5043)

Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

May 9, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

May 9, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 25, 2018

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .

Feb 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 13, 2018

Introduced in House

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Jessie's Law

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records.

In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods by which the information should be displayed.

What's happening now June 13, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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