To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop guidance on pain management and the prevention of opioid use disorder for hospitals receiving payment under part A of the Medicare program.

United States115th CongressHR-5699House of Representatives
Updated: May 16, 2018

Summary

Hospital Opioid Solutions Toolkit Act of 2018 or the HOST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid-use disorder prevention strategies for Medicare beneficiaries, including best practices for opioid-use disorder screening, education, and monitoring.

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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