[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4810 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4810
To facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances
and other prescribed medications, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 23, 2019
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Bucshon,
Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances
and other prescribed medications, and for other purposes.
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 ``Opioid Prescription Verification Act
of 2019''.
SEC. 2. MATERIALS FOR TRAINING PHARMACISTS ON CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
UNDER WHICH A PHARMACIST MAY DECLINE TO FILL A
PRESCRIPTION.
(a) Updates to Materials.--Section 3212(a) of the SUPPORT for
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271) is amended by
striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with
the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Commissioner
of Food and Drugs, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance
Use, shall develop and disseminate'' and inserting ``The Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of
the Drug Enforcement Administration, Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall develop
and disseminate not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and update periodically thereafter''.
(b) Materials Included.--Section 3212(b) of the SUPPORT for
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following new paragraph:
``(1) pharmacists on how to verify the identity of
individuals picking up prescriptions;''.
(c) Materials for Training on Verification of Identity.--Section
3212 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-
271) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Materials for Training on Verification of Identity of
Individuals Picking up Prescribed Medications.--Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, after seeking stakeholder input in accordance with
subsection (c), shall--
``(1) update the materials developed under subsection (a)
to include information for pharmacists on how to verify the
identity of individuals picking up prescribed medications; and
``(2) disseminate, as appropriate, the updated
materials.''.
SEC. 3. INCENTIVIZING STATES TO FACILITATE RESPONSIBLE, INFORMED
DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--Section 392A of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 280b-1) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Preference.--In determining the amounts of grants awarded to
States under subsections (a) and (b), the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention may give preference to States in
accordance with such criteria as the Director may specify and may
choose to give preference to States that--
``(1) maintain a prescription drug monitoring program;
``(2) require dispensers of controlled substances in
schedule II, III, or IV to verify the identity of the person
who picks up a prescribed medication by requiring such person
to present a photo identification card that is valid as
determined by the respective State; and
``(3) require dispensers of such controlled substances to
enter certain information about the purchase of such controlled
substances into the respective State's prescription drug
monitoring program, including--
``(A) the National Drug Code or, in the case of
compounded medications, compound identifier;
``(B) the quantity dispensed;
``(C) the name of the patient;
``(D) the name of the ultimate user;
``(E) the name of the person who picks up the
controlled substance, if different from the patient and
ultimate user; and
``(F) the date filled.''.
(b) Definitions.--Subsection (d) of section 392A of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1), as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1), is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Controlled substance.--The term `controlled
substance' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of
the Controlled Substances.
``(2) Dispenser.--The term `dispenser' means a physician,
pharmacist, or other person that dispenses a controlled
substance to an ultimate user.
``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the
meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act.
``(4) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth or territory of
the United States.
``(5) Ultimate user.--The term `ultimate user' means a
person who has obtained from a dispenser, and who possesses, a
controlled substance for the person's own use, for the use of a
member of the person's household, or for the use of an
animal.''.
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