HR 5818
115th Congress
House
Health
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Mental health
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
Introduced: May 15, 2018
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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
May 15, 2018
Introduced in House
May 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Plain-English summary
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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