US Congress House Bill 6082 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on June 21 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-21 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent to: (1) a covered entity for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations, as long as the disclosure is made in accordance with HIPAA; and (2) a public health authority, as long as the content of the disclosure meets HIPAA standards regarding de-identified information. Current law authorizes disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent only to medical personnel in a medical emergency, to specified personnel for research or program evaluations, or pursuant to a court order. The bill also repeals and replaces criminal penalties for certain violations involving SUD patient records with the HIPAA civil penalty structure. It also applies HIPAA criminal penalties to wrongful disclosures of SUD patient records. In addition, the bill expands the current prohibition against using SUD patient records in criminal proceedings to include any use in specified federal, state, and local criminal and civil actions. The bill prohibits certain discrimination based on the release of SUD information under this bill.

Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act

Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

2018-06-20 - House - On motion to recommit with instructions RC# 277 (Y: 175 N: 240 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-06-20 - House - On passage RC# 278 (Y: 357 N: 57 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-21	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2018-06-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-20	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 357 - 57 (Roll no. 278). (text: CR H5325-5326)
2018-06-20	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 175 - 240 (Roll no. 277).
2018-06-20	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5346-5347)
2018-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on Pallone motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit with instructions until a time to be announced.
2018-06-20	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2018-06-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pallone motion to recommit with instructions pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to promote subsection (k) to become a section entitled Developement and Dissemination of Model Training Programs for Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
2018-06-20	House	Mr. Pallone moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5333-5334)
2018-06-20	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2018-06-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6082.
2018-06-20	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6, H.R. 5797 and H.R. 6082. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 and H.R.5797 under structured rules; and provides for consideration of H.R. 6082 under a closed rule. Additionally, the rule directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 6, add the text of H.R. 2851, H.R. 5735, and H.R. 5797 as passed by the House as a new matter at the end of H.R. 6.
2018-06-20	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 949. (consideration: CR H5325-5335)
2018-06-20	House	Rule H. Res. 949 passed House.
2018-06-19	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 949 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6, H.R. 5797 and H.R. 6082. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 and H.R.5797 under structured rules; and provides for consideration of H.R. 6082 under a closed rule. Additionally, the rule directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 6, add the text of H.R. 2851, H.R. 5735, and H.R. 5797 as passed by the House as a new matter at the end of H.R. 6.
2018-06-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2018-06-13	House	Introduced in House

HB5795 (Related) 2018-06-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559.
HR949 (Related) 2018-06-20 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB5807 (Related) 2018-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6082/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6082/BILLS-115hr6082ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6082/BILLS-115hr6082eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018278
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018277