S. 2920 · 115th Congress
Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018
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Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 22, 2018
Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify outlier prescribers of opioids under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. Specifically, the CMS must: (1) establish an opioid-prescription threshold for determining whether a prescriber is an outlier compared to other prescribers, based on specialty and geographic area; (2) use National Provider Identifiers (unique provider identification numbers currently included on claims for covered drugs) to identify outlier prescribers; and (3) annually notify identified outlier prescribers of their status and provide them with resources on proper prescribing methods. The CMS may also identify and notify outlier prescribers based on co-prescriptions of covered drugs that have adverse effects when used in combination with opioids. Persistent outlier prescribers are subject to additional requirements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors 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.