Title: Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act
This bill allows state Medicaid agencies, to the extent permitted under state law, to: (1) access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), (2) facilitate access to PDMPs for Medicaid providers and managed care entities, and (3) share accessed information with such providers and entities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2902 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2902

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate Medicaid 
 access to State prescription drug monitoring programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2018

 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate Medicaid 
 access to State prescription drug monitoring programs, 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 ``Better Data Sharing to Combat the 
Opioid Crisis Act''.

SEC. 2. FACILITATING MEDICAID ACCESS TO STATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
              MONITORING PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(m) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(7)(A) The State agency administering the State plan under this 
title may have reasonable access, as determined by the State, to 1 or 
more prescription drug monitoring program databases administered or 
accessed by the State to the extent the State agency is permitted to 
access such databases under State law.
    ``(B) Such State agency may facilitate reasonable access, as 
determined by the State, to 1 or more prescription drug monitoring 
program databases administered or accessed by the State, to same extent 
that the State agency is permitted under State law to access such 
databases, for--
            ``(i) any provider enrolled under the State plan to provide 
        services to Medicaid beneficiaries; and
            ``(ii) any managed care entity (as defined under section 
        1932(a)(1)(B)) that has a contract with the State under this 
        subsection or under section 1905(t)(3).
    ``(C) Such State agency may share information in such databases, to 
the same extent that the State agency is permitted under State law to 
share information in such databases, with--
            ``(i) any provider enrolled under the State plan to provide 
        services to Medicaid beneficiaries; and
            ``(ii) any managed care entity (as defined under section 
        1932(a)(1)(B)) that has a contract with the State under this 
        subsection or under section 1905(t)(3).''.
    (b) Security and Privacy.--All applicable State and Federal 
security and privacy protections and laws shall apply to any State 
agency, individual, or entity accessing 1 or more prescription drug 
monitoring program databases or obtaining information in such databases 
in accordance with section 1903(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(m)(7)) (as added by subsection (a)).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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