Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5685| House
| Updated: 6/13/2018
John J. Faso
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (6)
Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management, as well as descriptions of covered alternative (non-opioid) pain-management treatments.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-715, Part I.
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5066)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5685.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5064)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Alternative treatmentsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMedicarePrescription drugs
Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5685| House
| Updated: 6/13/2018
Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management, as well as descriptions of covered alternative (non-opioid) pain-management treatments.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-715, Part I.
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5066)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5685.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5064)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
John J. Faso
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (6)
Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Alternative treatmentsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMedicarePrescription drugs