3.0.0 4841 2023-01-11T13:31:50Z 2023-01-11T13:31:50Z House HR 2016-03-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROTHFUS:H.R. 4841.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following.Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1584]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2016-04-05T14:52:39Z Referred to 2016-03-23T13:01:35Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-28T21:44:33Z Referred to 2016-03-23T13:01:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-25T14:24:15Z Referred to 2016-03-23T13:01:30Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-03-23T13:01:40Z Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 114 2256 S 2016-04-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442. Related bill CRS 2016-04-05 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2016-03-28 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2016-03-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000598 Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] Keith Rothfus R PA J. 12 N K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2016-03-23 True N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2016-04-21 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Department of Health and Human Services Department of Veterans Affairs Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Military medicine Prescription drugs State and local government operations Veterans' medical care Health 00 2016-03-23 Introduced in House 2016-07-11T17:07:45Z Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) establish training guidelines for federal health care facilities and federally qualified health centers; and (2) train certain health care providers at federal health care facilities on best practices for prescribing pain medications, principles of pain management, the misuse potential of controlled substances, identification of potential substance use disorders and referral to further evaluation and treatment, and disposal of controlled substances.

HHS, the VA, and DOD must establish, for certain health care facilities, guidelines for the prescription of naloxone to individuals at an elevated risk of overdose. (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.)

HHS must award grants to state departments of health for the development and application of guidelines for the prescription of opioid overdose reversal drugs and to increase access to naloxone. Grants may be used to:

  • establish a program for purchasing, prescribing, and distributing opioid overdose reversal drugs;
  • expand innovative models of naloxone distribution;
  • train and provide resources to health care providers and pharmacists on prescribing opioid overdose reversal drugs;
  • offset individuals' cost-sharing for opioid overdose reversal drugs;
  • conduct community outreach to raise awareness of the availability of opioid overdose reversal drugs; and
  • establish protocols to connect patients who have experienced a drug overdose with treatment.
]]> Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 Display Title Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To establish programs for health care provider training in Federal health care and medical facilities, to establish Federal co-prescribing guidelines, to establish a grant program with respect to naloxone, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4841ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4841ih.xml 2016-04-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.