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Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019
Introduced: October 23, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 23, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1330)
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant agencies, to update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications; it also permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give preference, in awarding grants to states for overdose prevention, to states that maintain a prescription drug monitoring program and require dispensers of certain controlled substances to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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