Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act

Bill: 115-s-2902
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-05-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records

Medicaid

Prescription drugs

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows state Medicaid agencies, to the extent permitted under state law, to: (1) access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), (2) facilitate access to PDMPs for Medicaid providers and managed care entities, and (3) share accessed information with such providers and entities. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2902 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2018 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate Medicaid access to State prescription drug monitoring programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act . 2. Facilitating Medicaid access to State prescription drug monitoring programs (a) In general Section 1903(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(m) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) (A) The State agency administering the State plan under this title may have reasonable access, as determined by the State, to 1 or more prescription drug monitoring program databases administered or accessed by the State to the extent the State agency is permitted to access such databases under State law. (B) Such State agency may facilitate reasonable access, as determined by the State, to 1 or more prescription drug monitoring program databases administered or accessed by the State, to same extent that the State agency is permitted under State law to access such databases, for— (i) any provider enrolled under the State plan to provide services to Medicaid beneficiaries; and (ii) any managed care entity (as defined under section 1932(a)(1)(B)) that has a contract with the State under this subsection or under section 1905(t)(3). (C) Such State agency may share information in such databases, to the same extent that the State agency is permitted under State law to share information in such databases, with— (i) any provider enrolled under the State plan to provide services to Medicaid beneficiaries; and (ii) any managed care entity (as defined under section 1932(a)(1)(B)) that has a contract with the State under this subsection or under section 1905(t)(3). . (b) Security and privacy All applicable State and Federal security and privacy protections and laws shall apply to any State agency, individual, or entity accessing 1 or more prescription drug monitoring program databases or obtaining information in such databases in accordance with section 1903(m)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(7) ) (as added by subsection (a)). (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.