Jessie's Law
USA115th CongressS-581| Senate
| Updated: 8/11/2017
Joe Manchin
Independent Senator
West Virginia
Cosponsors (6)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Jessie's Law (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records. In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods by which the information should be displayed.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1691-1692)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4787)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-5009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnel
Jessie's Law
USA115th CongressS-581| Senate
| Updated: 8/11/2017
Jessie's Law (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records. In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods by which the information should be displayed.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1691-1692)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4787)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-5009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Joe Manchin
Independent Senator
West Virginia
Cosponsors (6)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
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- Introduced
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- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnel