A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for systematic data collection, analysis, and epidemiological research regarding neonatal abstinence syndrome.
USA115th CongressS-2658| Senate
| Updated: 4/12/2018
Bill Nelson
Democratic Senator
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting Newborns from Opioids Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) award grants to states to create or improve surveillance systems for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and analyze the data collected through the systems; and (2) conduct research on prevention, factors surrounding, and health outcomes of NAS. (NAS is a group of conditions caused when a baby withdraws from certain drugs the baby is exposed to in the womb before birth.)
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Child healthDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careIntergovernmental relationsMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsResearch administration and fundingState and local government operationsWomen's health
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for systematic data collection, analysis, and epidemiological research regarding neonatal abstinence syndrome.
USA115th CongressS-2658| Senate
| Updated: 4/12/2018
Protecting Newborns from Opioids Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) award grants to states to create or improve surveillance systems for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and analyze the data collected through the systems; and (2) conduct research on prevention, factors surrounding, and health outcomes of NAS. (NAS is a group of conditions caused when a baby withdraws from certain drugs the baby is exposed to in the womb before birth.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill Nelson
Democratic Senator
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child healthDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careIntergovernmental relationsMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsResearch administration and fundingState and local government operationsWomen's health