Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4365
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2016-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-12
text: 

Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency as an entity authorized to dispense controlled substances, instead of registering the individual practitioners or medical directors of the agency.
 
A registered EMS agency must be overseen by one or more medical directors.
 
The bill specifies that an EMS practitioner who is employed by a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances under a standing order issued by a medical director. The standing order does not have to be specific to an individual patient.

action_date: 2016-11-14
text: 

Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest.
 
An EMS agency may obtain a single registration in each state instead of a separate registration for each location.
 
A registered EMS agency may deliver, store, and receive controlled substances, subject to specified conditions.
 
An EMS professional of a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a medical director if such administration is authorized under state law and pursuant to a standing or verbal order, subject to specified conditions.
 
The bill specifies that a hospital-based EMS agency (i.e., an EMS agency owned or operated by a hospital) may continue to administer controlled substances under the hospital's DEA registration.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-15
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6118-6120)
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6118-6120)
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4365.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6118-6120)
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 628.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-804, Part I.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-804, Part I.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-13
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2016-09-13
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Introduced in House