US Congress Senate Bill 2256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-27 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information to certain prescribers on best practices for prescribing naloxone for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy or being treated for opioid use disorders. (Naloxone is a prescription drug used to rapidly reverse an overdose of opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The information must be provided to prescribers in federally qualified health centers and the health care facilities of the Indian Health Service. The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs must provide such information to prescribers in their medical facilities.

Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016

Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]

Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-27	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
2016-04-27	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2016-03-16	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-11-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7819-7820)

HB4841 (Related) 2016-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2256/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2256/BILLS-114s2256is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2256/BILLS-114s2256rs.pdf