To require sellers of opioids at retail to verify the identity of the prospective purchaser and enter certain information about the purchase into the respective State's prescription drug monitoring system, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5219| House
| Updated: 3/9/2018
Rodney Davis
Republican Representative
Illinois
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018 This bill requires retail distributors of opioids in states with prescription drug monitoring programs, for each opioid sale, to (1) verify the identity of the purchaser; and (2) enter into the program's system the name and address of the purchaser, the name and address of the patient for whom the opioid is prescribed, the name of the opioid, the quantity sold, and the date and time of the sale.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Business recordsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsPhotography and imagingPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale trades
To require sellers of opioids at retail to verify the identity of the prospective purchaser and enter certain information about the purchase into the respective State's prescription drug monitoring system, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5219| House
| Updated: 3/9/2018
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018 This bill requires retail distributors of opioids in states with prescription drug monitoring programs, for each opioid sale, to (1) verify the identity of the purchaser; and (2) enter into the program's system the name and address of the purchaser, the name and address of the patient for whom the opioid is prescribed, the name of the opioid, the quantity sold, and the date and time of the sale.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Rodney Davis
Republican Representative
Illinois
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Business recordsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsPhotography and imagingPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale trades