US SB4702 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes additional requirements for state Medicaid drug-use review programs with respect to individuals who experience opioid-related overdoses. Specifically, programs must include protocols that (1) connect individuals who have experienced an opioid-related overdose within the last five years to appropriate treatment; (2) notify providers who prescribe opioids about subsequent fatal overdoses; (3) ensure providers are notified about an individual's history of opioid-use disorder, overdoses, or poisonings; and (4) educate providers about proper prescribing practices for these individuals.
Title
IMPROVE Addiction Care Act Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act
Sponsors
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB8388 (Same As) 2020-09-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4702/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4702/BILLS-116s4702is.pdf |