Public Law 115–86: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes.Public Law86Public Law 115–86131 Stat. 12762017-11-212017-11-21United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02115publicPUBLIC LAW 115–86—NOV. 21, 2017131 STAT. 1276Public Law115–86115th CongressAn ActTo amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes.
Nov. 21, 2017
[H.R. 1545]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017.
38 USC 101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017”.SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISCLOSURE OF PATIENT INFORMATION TO STATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MONITORING PROGRAMS.Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting “(1)” before “Under”;(2) by striking “a veteran or the dependent of a veteran” and inserting “a covered individual”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) In this subsection, a ‘covered individual’ is an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by an employee of the Department or by a non-Department provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the Department.”.ApprovedNovember 21, 2017.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1545:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–144 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs).
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