S. 2256 · 114th Congress
Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015
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What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Apr 27, 2016
Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information to certain prescribers on best practices for prescribing naloxone for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy or being treated for opioid use disorders. (Naloxone is a prescription drug used to rapidly reverse an overdose of opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The information must be provided to prescribers in federally qualified health centers and the health care facilities of the Indian Health Service.
The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs must provide such information to prescribers in their medical facilities.Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016
Latest action (Apr 27, 2016): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 5, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.