H.R. 5774 · 115th Congress
Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018
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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 115th Congress ended.
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Paulsen3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced May 11, 2018
- House Passed Jun 19, 2018
Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 or the COACH Act of 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jun 19, 2018
Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 or the COACH Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid-use disorder prevention strategies for Medicare beneficiaries.
(Sec. 3) The CMS must also convene a technical expert panel to recommend opioid and opioid-use disorder quality measures for possible use in hospital payment and reporting models under Medicare.
(Sec. 4) The Department of Health and Human Services must: (1) convene a technical expert panel to recommend ways to reduce opioid use in surgical settings and best practices for pain management, specifically during the perioperative (pre-operative through post-operative) period; and (2) report on diagnosis-related group codes that have the highest volume of surgeries and the availability of associated data regarding post-operative opioid use, including prescription patterns and rates of consumption.
(Sec. 5) The CMS must also publish and periodically update all guidance issued since January 1, 2016, related to the prescription of opioids for Medicare beneficiaries.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: COACH Act of 2018
Latest action (Jun 20, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 11, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced May 11, 2018
- House Passed Jun 19, 2018
No recorded floor vote found.