S 2902
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act
This bill allows state Medicaid agencies, to the extent permitted under state law, to: (1) access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), (2) facilitate access to PDMPs for Medicaid providers and managed care entities, and (3) share accessed information with such providers and entities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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