H.R. 5685
Referred to CommitteeMedicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
Introduced 5/7/2018•115th Congress•House
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
6/13/2018 • Senate
Summary
Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management, as well as descriptions of covered alternative (non-opioid) pain-management treatments.
Passed House without amendment • 6/12/2018
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Topics & Subjects
Policy Area: Health
Alternative treatmentsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMedicarePrescription drugs
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
May 7, 2018
Committee Review
May 9, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Floor Debate
June 12, 2018
Passed Chamber
June 12, 2018
Other Chamber
President
Enacted into Law
Text Versions (3)
Referred in Senate6/13/2018
Engrossed in House6/12/2018
Introduced in House5/7/2018