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HR 5219 115th Congress House

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018

Official title: To require sellers of opioids at retail to verify the identity of the prospective purchaser and enter certain information about the purchase into the respectiv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require sellers of opioids at retail to verify the identity of the prospective purchaser and enter certain information about the purchase into the respective State's prescription drug monitoring system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018

This bill requires retail distributors of opioids in states with prescription drug monitoring programs, for each opioid sale, to (1) verify the identity of the purchaser; and (2) enter into the program's system the name and address of the purchaser, the name and address of the patient for whom the opioid is prescribed, the name of the opioid, the quantity sold, and the date and time of the sale.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5219: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5219/
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"H.R. 5219: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5219/.
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H.R. 5219, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5219/.
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[H.R. 5219: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5219/)
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