US SB2772 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to eliminate the requirement that veterans pay a copayment to the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive opioid antagonists or education on the use of opioid antagonists. This bill exempts from the requirement that veterans pay a Department of Veterans Affairs copayment for: any opioid antagonists furnished to a veteran at high risk for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order to reverse the effect of such an overdose, and education on their use.
Title
A bill to eliminate the requirement that veterans pay a copayment to the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive opioid antagonists or education on the use of opioid antagonists.
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2806 (Related) 2016-04-18 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424.
SB2921 (Related) 2016-05-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.
SB2921 (Related) 2016-05-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Veterans' medical care
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2772/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2772/BILLS-114s2772is.pdf |
