John Thomas Decker Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4969
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2016-04-15
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes

Child health

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Elementary and secondary education

Health information and medical records

Health promotion and preventive care

Prescription drugs

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>John Thomas Decker Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to report on the availability of information regarding prescription of opioids after youth sports injury, including information on opioid use and misuse, injury treatments that do not involve opioids, and treatment for opioid addiction. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The report must determine the extent this information is available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, their families, youth sports groups, and health care providers.</p> Taking into consideration the findings of the report, the injury center must develop and disseminate such information.

action_date: 2016-05-10
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>John Thomas Decker Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on the availability of information regarding prescription of opioids after youth sports injury, including information on opioid use and misuse, injury treatments that do not involve opioids, and treatment for opioid addiction. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The report must determine the extent this information is available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, their families, youth sports groups, and health care providers.</p> Taking into consideration the findings of the report, HHS must develop and disseminate such information.

action_date: 2016-05-11
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>John Thomas Decker Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on the availability of information regarding prescription of opioids after youth sports injury, including information on opioid use and misuse, injury treatments that do not involve opioids, and treatment for opioid addiction. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The report must determine the extent this information is available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, their families, youth sports groups, and health care providers.</p> Taking into consideration the findings of the report, HHS must develop and disseminate such information.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2016 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Kind , Mr. Rooney of Florida , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide for informational materials to educate and prevent addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and subsequently prescribed an opioid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 . 2. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1f et seq.) is amended by adding after section 393D (42 U.S.C. 280b–1f et seq.) the following new section: 393E. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Report The Secretary, acting through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, make publicly available a report determining the extent to which informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) are available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups; and (2) for purposes of educating and preventing addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and are subsequently prescribed an opioid, not later than 12 months after such report is made publicly available and taking into consideration the findings of such report, develop and, in coordination with youth sports groups, disseminate informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) for teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups. (b) Materials and resources described For purposes of this section, the informational materials and resources described in this subsection are informational materials and resources with respect to youth sports injuries for which opioids are potentially prescribed and subsequently potentially lead to addiction, including materials and resources focused on the dangers of opioid use and misuse, treatment options for such injuries that do not involve the use of opioids, and how to seek treatment for addiction. (c) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4969 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide for informational materials to educate and prevent addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and subsequently prescribed an opioid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 . 2. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Technical clarification Effective as if included in the enactment of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–310 ), section 3405(a) of such Act (114 Stat. 1221) is amended by striking Part E of title III and inserting Part E of title III of the Public Health Service Act . (b) Amendment Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after part D of such title ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq. ) the following new part E: E Opioid Use Disorder 341. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Report The Secretary shall— (1) not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this section, make publicly available a report determining the extent to which informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) are available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups; and (2) for purposes of educating and preventing addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and are subsequently prescribed an opioid, not later than 12 months after such report is made publicly available and taking into consideration the findings of such report, develop and, in coordination with youth sports groups, disseminate informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) for teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups. (b) Materials and resources described For purposes of this section, the informational materials and resources described in this subsection are informational materials and resources with respect to youth sports injuries for which opioids are potentially prescribed and subsequently potentially lead to addiction, including materials and resources focused on the dangers of opioid use and misuse, treatment options for such injuries that do not involve the use of opioids, and how to seek treatment for addiction. (c) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 432 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4969 [Report No. 114–558] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2016 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Kind , Mr. Rooney of Florida , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 10, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Chabot , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Paulsen , and Ms. McSally May 10, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 15, 2016 A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide for informational materials to educate and prevent addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and subsequently prescribed an opioid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 . 2. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Technical clarification Effective as if included in the enactment of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–310 ), section 3405(a) of such Act (114 Stat. 1221) is amended by striking Part E of title III and inserting Part E of title III of the Public Health Service Act . (b) Amendment Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after part D of such title ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq. ) the following new part E: E Opioid Use Disorder 341. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Report The Secretary shall— (1) not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this section, make publicly available a report determining the extent to which informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) are available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups; and (2) for purposes of educating and preventing addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and are subsequently prescribed an opioid, not later than 12 months after such report is made publicly available and taking into consideration the findings of such report, develop and, in coordination with youth sports groups, disseminate informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) for teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups. (b) Materials and resources described For purposes of this section, the informational materials and resources described in this subsection are informational materials and resources with respect to youth sports injuries for which opioids are potentially prescribed and subsequently potentially lead to addiction, including materials and resources focused on the dangers of opioid use and misuse, treatment options for such injuries that do not involve the use of opioids, and how to seek treatment for addiction. (c) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .

May 10, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide for informational materials to educate and prevent addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and subsequently prescribed an opioid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 . 2. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Technical clarification Effective as if included in the enactment of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–310 ), section 3405(a) of such Act (114 Stat. 1221) is amended by striking Part E of title III and inserting Part E of title III of the Public Health Service Act . (b) Amendment Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after part D of such title ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq. ) the following new part E: E Opioid Use Disorder 341. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Report The Secretary shall— (1) not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this section, make publicly available a report determining the extent to which informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) are available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups; and (2) for purposes of educating and preventing addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and are subsequently prescribed an opioid, not later than 12 months after such report is made publicly available and taking into consideration the findings of such report, develop and, in coordination with youth sports groups, disseminate informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) for teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups. (b) Materials and resources described For purposes of this section, the informational materials and resources described in this subsection are informational materials and resources with respect to youth sports injuries for which opioids are potentially prescribed and subsequently potentially lead to addiction, including materials and resources focused on the dangers of opioid use and misuse, treatment options for such injuries that do not involve the use of opioids, and how to seek treatment for addiction. (c) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.