H.R. 3680 · 114th Congress
Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 114th Congress ended.
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- House Introduced Oct 1, 2015
- House Passed May 11, 2016
Grant recipients may use the funds to purchase opioid overdose reversal drugs, establish a program for prescribing such drugs, train health care providers and pharmacists, track patients and outcomes, offset patient cost sharing, conduct community outreach, and connect patients to treatment.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · May 11, 2016
Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill permits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to support prescribing opioid overdose reversal drugs, such as naloxone, for patients at an elevated risk of overdose, including patients prescribed an opioid. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)
Grant recipients may use the funds to purchase opioid overdose reversal drugs, establish a program for prescribing such drugs, train health care providers and pharmacists, track patients and outcomes, offset patient cost sharing, conduct community outreach, and connect patients to treatment.
(Sec. 3) HHS may provide information to prescribers in federally qualified health centers and Indian Health Service facilities on best practices for prescribing opioid overdose reversal drugs for patients at an elevated risk of overdose.
(Sec. 4) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reduce, as an offset, the authorization of appropriations for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facilities for FY2018.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016
Also known as: Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015
Latest action (May 12, 2016): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 1, 2015
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- House Introduced Oct 1, 2015
- House Passed May 11, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.