To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform each physician of the Veterans Health Administration of the opioid prescribing rate of the physician and to require pain management training for the physicians with the highest opioid prescribing rates.
USA115th CongressHR-5829| House
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Representative
Oklahoma
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) report at least annually to each Veterans Health Administration physician on his or her opioid prescribing rates, and (2) provide physicians who were among the highest opioid prescribers each fiscal year with pain management training.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans AffairsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedical educationPrescription drugsVeterans' medical care
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform each physician of the Veterans Health Administration of the opioid prescribing rate of the physician and to require pain management training for the physicians with the highest opioid prescribing rates.
USA115th CongressHR-5829| House
| Updated: 5/15/2018
VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) report at least annually to each Veterans Health Administration physician on his or her opioid prescribing rates, and (2) provide physicians who were among the highest opioid prescribers each fiscal year with pain management training.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Representative
Oklahoma
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Veterans AffairsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedical educationPrescription drugsVeterans' medical care