Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 23, 2019)
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant agencies, to update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications; it also permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give preference, in awarding grants to states for overdose prevention, to states that maintain a prescription drug monitoring program and require dispensers of certain controlled substances to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications.
What just happenedOct 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 23, 2019
- Oct 26, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 23, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 23, 2019IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1330)
- Oct 23, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House