A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on opioid prescribing rates of physicians of the Veterans Health Administration and to conduct pain management training for those physicians with the highest rates of opioid prescribing.
USA115th CongressS-2819| Senate
| Updated: 5/10/2018
James M. Inhofe
Republican Senator
Oklahoma
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on opioid prescribing rates of physicians of the Veterans Health Administration and to conduct pain management training for those physicians with the highest rates of opioid prescribing.
USA115th CongressS-2819| Senate
| Updated: 5/10/2018
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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
James M. Inhofe
Republican Senator
Oklahoma
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