Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2567
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2016-02-23
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: 2016-02-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016</b></p> This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue guidelines 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: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2567 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 23, 2016 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue guidelines relating to the prescription of opioids for acute pain.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016 . 2. Opioid prescription guidelines Not later than 2 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, shall issue guidelines for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain.