VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

Bill: 116-s-3753
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-05-18
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Health facilities and institutions

Prescription drugs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires 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: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3753 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2020 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act . 2. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities 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 facility has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered Department medical facility In this section, the term covered Department medical facility means a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs with— (1) an on-site pharmacy; or (2) a law enforcement officer.