DUMP Opioids Act

Bill: 117-hr-2591
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Health facilities and institutions

Prescription drugs

Solid waste and recycling

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act or the DUMP Opioids Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical facility with an on-site pharmacy or a physical location dedicated for law enforcement purposes has a physical location where any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2591 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2021 Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mr. Trone ) 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 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 Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act or the DUMP Opioids 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 any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered department medical facility defined In this section, the term covered Department medical facility means a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs with an onsite pharmacy or a physical location dedicated for law enforcement purposes. (c) Effective date This section shall take effect on January 1, 2022.