[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8679 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8679

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
      Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid 
        prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2026

  Mr. Collins (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
Baird, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. Fuller) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
      Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid 
        prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSMISSION OF OPIOID PRESCRIPTION HISTORY TO COMMUNITY 
              CARE PROVIDER.

    (a) In General.--Section 1703C of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended, in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(8) The standards established under this subsection shall require 
the Secretary to transmit a history of opioid prescriptions contained 
in records of the Department regarding a covered veteran--
            ``(A) to a non-Department health care provider through whom 
        the Secretary furnishes health care, pursuant to section 1703 
        of this title, to such covered veteran; and
            ``(B) through a Third Party Administrator.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Such section is further amended, in subsection 
(c), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) The term `Third Party Administrator' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 1703B of this title.''.
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