VA Safe Opioid Return Act

Bill: 115-hr-6848
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2018-09-20
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Health facilities and institutions

Prescription drugs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>VA Safe Opioid Return Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical center with an on-site pharmacy or a law enforcement officer has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6848 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Coffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Safe Opioid Return Act . 2. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each covered Department medical center has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered Department medical centers In this section, the term covered Department medical center means a medical center with— (1) an on-site pharmacy; or (2) a law enforcement officer.