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Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 22, 2018
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Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to: (1) develop protocols for discharging patients who are treated for a drug overdose, and (2) enhance the integration and coordination of postdischarge care and treatment options for individuals with a substance use disorder.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5176 Identical bill Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2610: Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2610/
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"S. 2610: Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2610/.
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S. 2610, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2610/.
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