Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4874
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2016-03-23
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Law enforcement administration and funding

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Prevent Abuse By Using Interstate Exchange Act of 2016 or the Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill requires a state that receives a prescription drug monitoring program implementation and enhancement grant to set aside at least 20% of grant funds to facilitate interstate electronic information sharing about prescriptions for controlled substances. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4874 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Dold , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Guinta , and Mr. Mulvaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require that States receiving grants under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program set aside sufficient amounts to facilitate electronic information sharing among States in compliance with the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange National Architecture, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Abuse By Using Interstate Exchange Act of 2016 or as the Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016 . 2. Required set aside to ensure interoperability Beginning on October 1, 2016, the Attorney General shall require as a condition on any grant for implementation and enhancement of a prescription drug monitoring program for a fiscal year to a State under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program established under the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 ( Public Law 107–77 ; 115 Stat. 748), that the State set aside not less than 20 percent of such grant for purposes of facilitating electronic information sharing among States in compliance with the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange National Architecture.