S 1567
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017
Introduced: July 13, 2017
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1