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HR 5798 115th Congress House

Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder to b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder to be included in the Welcome to Medicare initial preventive physical examination.

Introduced: May 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Drug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methods
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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.
 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. 573.
Jun 12, 2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Jun 12, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-739, Part I.
May 31, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2018
Ordered to be Reported.
May 17, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 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 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act

This bill requires the initial examination for new Medicare enrollees to include a review of current opioid prescriptions and an opioid use disorder screening.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • 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 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
WALDEN, GREG
· May 25, 2018
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 18, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 15, 2018
Paulsen, Erik
· May 15, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5798: Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5798/
MLA
"H.R. 5798: Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5798/.
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H.R. 5798, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5798/.
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