Bill113th Congress

H.R. 672

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013

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Introduced
Feb 13, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Health
Latest Action
Apr 8, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]

Democrat·WV-3
Bioguide ID: R000011
First Name: NICK
Middle Name: J.
Last Name: RAHALL
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Committees
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Actions
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Bill Details

Update Date
Mar 3, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
672
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 13, 2013
Policy Area
Health
Is Law
No
Apr 8, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

Source: House committee actions

Feb 15, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Source: House committee actions

Feb 13, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Source: House floor actions

Feb 13, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Source: House floor actions

Feb 13, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Feb 13, 20130

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states and nonprofit entities for consumer education about opioid abuse, including methadone abuse.

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) set forth training requirements for practitioners registered to prescribe or dispense methadone or other opioids, and (2) require each registered opioid treatment clinic to make acceptable arrangements for each patient who is restricted from having a take-home dose of a controlled substance related to treatment to receive a dose of that substance under appropriate supervision when the clinic is closed.

Prohibits any individual or entity (except hospitals that provide direct patient supervision) from prescribing or dispensing a 40-mg diskette of methadone unless such prescription or dispensation is consistent with the current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) methadone policy, until the date the Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission: (1) publishes dosing guidelines for methadone, and (2) finds that such 40-mg diskettes are safe and clinically appropriate. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish such Commission to develop and publish guidelines related to methadone use, including safe dosing guidelines for all forms of methadone and benchmark guidelines for the reduction of methadone abuse.

Requires states receiving controlled substances monitoring program grants to: (1) provide information, upon request, to drug enforcement officials relating to an individual who is the subject of an active drug-related investigation; and (2) require opioid-related deaths to be reported to the Administrator.

Directs the Administrator to develop a Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report.

Requires the Administrator to establish and implement, through the National Center for Health Statistics, a National Opioid Death Registry to track opioid-related deaths.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to require the development and application of specific prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment quality measures for each relevant health care provider setting.

Judiciary Committee

House· Standing

Energy and Commerce Committee

House· Standing
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive carePerformance measurementPrescription drugs

Introduced in House

Feb 13, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 — Informed