To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain.

Bill: 114-hr-4918
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2016-04-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Department of Health and Human Services

Drug therapy

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4918 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Ms. Slaughter (for herself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain.

1. Opioid prescription guidelines Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with stakeholders as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain.