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Non-Opioid Directive Act

USA117th CongressS-1292| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Scott (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Non-Opioid Directive Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a non-opioid pain management directive. This is a form that an individual may use to inform health care providers of the individual's choice to avoid opioid medications for pain management. The bill also sets out requirements for the execution, use, and revocation of these forms. HHS must make the form available on its website, and health insurers must make it available to their plan enrollees. Insurers must also share an enrollee's choice about opioid treatment with health care providers during pre-authorization processes. The bill allows health care providers to override a patient's form in specified circumstances. It also extends liability protections for providers who reasonably and in good faith administer or prescribe an opioid to a patient with an executed form in place.
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Timeline
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4098
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • June 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4098
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4098: Non-Opioid Directive Act
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Non-Opioid Directive Act

USA117th CongressS-1292| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
Non-Opioid Directive Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a non-opioid pain management directive. This is a form that an individual may use to inform health care providers of the individual's choice to avoid opioid medications for pain management. The bill also sets out requirements for the execution, use, and revocation of these forms. HHS must make the form available on its website, and health insurers must make it available to their plan enrollees. Insurers must also share an enrollee's choice about opioid treatment with health care providers during pre-authorization processes. The bill allows health care providers to override a patient's form in specified circumstances. It also extends liability protections for providers who reasonably and in good faith administer or prescribe an opioid to a patient with an executed form in place.
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Timeline
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4098
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • June 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4098
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Scott (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4098: Non-Opioid Directive Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelPrescription drugsSurgery and anesthesia