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[H.R. 5796 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 564
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5796
[Report No. 115-729, Part I]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants
for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier
prescribers of opioids.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2018
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, and Mr. Thompson
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, 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
June 12, 2018
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Walden, and Mr. Engel
June 12, 2018
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 12, 2018
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants
for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier
prescribers of opioids.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Education Achieves Care
and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act of 2018'' or the ``REACH
OUT Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUTLIER PRESCRIBERS
OF OPIOIDS.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall, through the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, award grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the purposes described
in subsection (b).
(b) Use of Funds.--Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
awarded under subsection (a) shall be used to support eligible entities
through technical assistance--
(1) to educate and provide outreach to outlier prescribers
of opioids about best practices for prescribing opioids;
(2) to educate and provide outreach to outlier prescribers
of opioids about non-opioid pain management therapies; and
(3) to reduce the amount of opioid prescriptions prescribed
by outlier prescribers of opioids.
(c) Application.--Each eligible entity seeking to receive a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to
the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(d) Geographic Distribution.--In awarding grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall
prioritize establishing technical assistance resources in each State.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) an organization--
(i) that has demonstrated experience
providing technical assistance to health care
professionals on a State or regional basis; and
(ii) that has at least--
(I) one individual who is a
representative of consumers on its
governing body; and
(II) one individual who is a
representative of health care providers
on its governing body; or
(B) an entity that is a quality improvement entity
with a contract under part B of title XI of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c et seq.).
(2) Outlier prescriber of opioids.--The term ``outlier
prescriber of opioids'' means a prescriber, identified by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (through use of
prescriber information provided by prescriber National Provider
Identifiers included pursuant to section 1860D-4(c)(4)(A) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104(c)(4)(A)) on
claims for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals
enrolled in prescription drug plans under part D of title XVIII
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101 et seq.) and MA-PD plans under
part C of such title (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21 et seq.)) as
prescribing, as compared to other prescribers in the specialty
of the prescriber and geographic area, amounts of opioids in
excess of a threshold (and other criteria) specified by the
Secretary, after consultation with stakeholders.
(3) Prescribers.--The term ``prescriber'' means any health
care professional, including a nurse practitioner or physician
assistant, who is licensed to prescribe opioids by the State or
territory in which such professional practices.
(f) Funding.--For purposes of implementing this section, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for the transfer
from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established
under section 1841 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t) to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account of
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. Amounts transferred under this
subparagraph shall remain available until expended.
Union Calendar No. 564
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5796
[Report No. 115-729, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants
for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier
prescribers of opioids.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 12, 2018
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 12, 2018
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed