US HB4841 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-8-1)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-06-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing health-care professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

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Title

Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-06-12HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581.
2018-06-12HouseCommittee on Ways and Means discharged.
2018-06-12HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-747, Part I.
2018-05-09HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-05-09HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-04-25HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
2018-04-25HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-01-25HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-01-19HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-01-18HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-01-18HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-01-18HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB5773 (Related) 2018-06-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2908 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB6 (Related) 2018-10-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-271.
HR1099 (Related) 2018-09-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3120 (Related) 2018-06-25 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.

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