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HR 5716 115th Congress House

COMPASS Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide notifications under the Medicare program to outlier prescribers of opioids.

Introduced: May 9, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Drug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical records
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
Jun 12, 2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Jun 12, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-740, Part I.
May 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 9, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act or the COMPASS Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify outlier prescribers of opioids under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. Specifically, the CMS must: (1) establish an opioid-prescription threshold for determining whether a prescriber is an outlier compared to other prescribers, based on specialty and geographic area; (2) use National Provider Identifiers (unique provider identification numbers currently included on claims for covered drugs) to identify outlier prescribers; and (3) annually notify identified outlier prescribers of their status and provide them with resources on proper prescribing methods. The CMS may also identify and notify outlier prescribers based on co-prescriptions of covered drugs that have adverse effects when used in combination with opioids.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2920 Related bill Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018
  • HR 5773 Related bill PASS Act of 2018
  • HR 6 Related bill SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
WALDEN, GREG
· Jun 5, 2018
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 22, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· May 9, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 9, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 9, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5716: COMPASS Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5716/
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"H.R. 5716: COMPASS Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5716/.
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H.R. 5716, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5716/.
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