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Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act

Introduced: March 7, 2018 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 7, 2018
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Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a three-year demonstration program awarding grants to hospitals and emergency departments to develop, implement, enhance, or study alternative pain management protocols and treatments that promote limited use of opioids in emergency departments.

What's happening now March 7, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 7, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 7, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2516: Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2516/
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"S. 2516: Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2516/.
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S. 2516, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2516/.
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