National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5710
Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of such Act to foster the establishment of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems in order to ensure that appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing authorities have access to prescription history information for the purposes of investigating drug diversion and prescribing and dispensing practices of errant prescribers or pharmacists.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and update the controlled substance monitoring program, including to: (1) allow grants to be used to maintain and operate existing state controlled substance monitoring programs; (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to redistribute any funds that are returned among the remaining grantees; (3) require a state that is not in compliance with the requirements for such program to submit a plan for bringing the state into compliance; and (4) require a state to provide the Secretary with aggregate data and other information to enable the Secretary to evaluate the success of the state's program and to submit a progress report to Congress. Requires a state receiving a grant to: (1) facilitate prescriber use of the state's controlled substance monitoring system; and (2) educate prescribers on the benefits of the system both to them and society.

action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of such Act to foster the establishment of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems in order to ensure that appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing authorities have access to prescription history information for the purposes of investigating drug diversion and prescribing and dispensing practices of errant prescribers or pharmacists.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and update the controlled substance monitoring program, including to: (1) allow grants to be used to maintain and operate existing state controlled substance monitoring programs; (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to redistribute any funds that are returned among the remaining grantees; (3) require a state to provide the Secretary with aggregate data and other information to enable the Secretary to evaluate the success of the state's program and to submit a progress report to Congress; and (4) expand the program to include any commonwealth or territory of the United States.
 
Authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) or a state medicaid program or state health department receiving nonidentifiable information from a controlled substance monitoring database to make such information available to other entities for research purposes. 
 
Requires a state receiving a grant to: (1) facilitate prescriber use of the state's controlled substance monitoring system; and (2) educate prescribers on the benefits of the system both to them and society.
 
Revises preferences for grants related to drug abuse to authorize the Secretary to give preference to eligible states or tribes that put forth a good faith effort to meet minimum requirements under the controlled substance monitoring program.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 32 (Roll no. 544). (text: CR 9/22/2010 H6850-6851)
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 32 (Roll no. 544).(text: CR 9/22/2010 H6850-6851)
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6942-6943)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5710.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6850-6852)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 358.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-616.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-616.
action_date: 2010-07-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-07-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House