VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1567
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Introduced: 2017-07-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Health information and medical records

Prescription drugs

State and local government operations

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently,&nbsp;about&nbsp;a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1567 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 . 2. Clarification of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before Under ; (2) by striking a veteran or the dependent of a veteran and inserting a covered individual ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In this subsection, the term covered individual means an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by an employee of the Department or by a non-Department provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the Department. .