To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain measures used under the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey relating to pain management.
USA115th CongressHR-5719| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Diane Black
Republican Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (1)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018 This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain measures used under the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey relating to pain management.
USA115th CongressHR-5719| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018 This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Diane Black
Republican Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (1)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Alternative treatmentsConsumer affairsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHospital careMedicare