S. 2891 · 115th Congress
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act of 2018
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This bill expands Medicaid and Medicare reporting requirements related to the transparency of physician ownership or investment interests.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 22, 2018
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act of 2018
This bill expands Medicaid and Medicare reporting requirements related to the transparency of physician ownership or investment interests.
Under current law, a manufacturer of drugs, devices, or medical supplies that are covered under Medicaid or Medicare must regularly report on any payment or transfer of value by the manufacturer to a “covered recipient,” defined as either a physician who is not an employee of the manufacturer or a teaching hospital. The bill expands the definition of “covered recipient” to also include any of the following practitioners who is not an employee of the manufacturer: (1) a physician assistant, (2) a nurse practitioner, (3) a clinical nurse specialist, (4) a certified registered nurse anesthetist, or (5) a certified nurse-midwife.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act of 2018
Latest action (May 22, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 22, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.