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S. 1292 117th Congress Senate

Non-Opioid Directive Act

Official title: A bill to develop a non-opioid pain management directive indicating to health care professionals and emergency medical services personnel that an individual wi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to develop a non-opioid pain management directive indicating to health care professionals and emergency medical services personnel that an individual with respect to whom a form has been executed must not be administered an opioid or offered a prescription for an opioid, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 21, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Non-Opioid Directive Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a non-opioid pain management directive. This is a form that an individual may use to inform health care providers of the individual's choice to avoid opioid medications for pain management. The bill also sets out requirements for the execution, use, and revocation of these forms.

HHS must make the form available on its website, and health insurers must make it available to their plan enrollees. Insurers must also share an enrollee's choice about opioid treatment with health care providers during pre-authorization processes.

The bill allows health care providers to override a patient's form in specified circumstances. It also extends liability protections for providers who reasonably and in good faith administer or prescribe an opioid to a patient with an executed form in place.

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  • HR 4098 Identical bill Non-Opioid Directive Act
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Apr 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1292: Non-Opioid Directive Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1292/
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"S. 1292: Non-Opioid Directive Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1292/.
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S. 1292, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1292/.
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