Prescription Drug Accountability Act

Bill: 114-hr-2046
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2015-04-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Health information and medical records

Prescription drugs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Prescription Drug Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides for Department of Veterans Affairs participation in state prescription drug monitoring programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2046 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2015 Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the prescription drug monitoring programs of the States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prescription Drug Accountability Act . 2. Participation of Department of Veterans Affairs in prescription drug monitoring programs of States Section 7332(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking To a State and inserting In accordance with paragraph (4), to a State ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Secretary shall participate in each State controlled substance monitoring program described in paragraph (2)(G), including by providing to such program the information of an individual before filling an opiate prescription for such individual. .