National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015

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National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems ensuring access to prescription history information for the investigative purposes of appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing authorities.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 the controlled substance monitoring program, including to:

  • allow grants to be used to maintain and operate existing state controlled substance monitoring programs,
  • require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to redistribute any funds that are returned among the remaining grantees,
  • require a state to provide HHS with aggregate data and other information to enable HHS to evaluate the success of the state's program, and
  • expand the program to include any commonwealth or territory of the United States.

Allows the Drug Enforcement Administration, HHS, a state Medicaid program, a state health department, or a state substance abuse agency receiving nonidentifiable information from a controlled substance monitoring database for research purposes to make that information available to other entities for research purposes.

Requires a state receiving a grant to: (1) facilitate prescriber and dispenser use of the state's controlled substance monitoring system, and (2) educate prescribers and dispensers on the benefits of the system both to them and society.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 1725

Introduced on
2015-03-26

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/9/2015

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems ensuring access to prescription history information for the investigative purposes of appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing authorities.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 the controlled substance monitoring program, including to:

  • allow grants to be used to maintain and operate existing state controlled substance monitoring programs,
  • require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to redistribute any funds that are returned among the remaining grantees,
  • require a state to provide HHS with aggregate data and other information to enable HHS to evaluate the success of the state's program, and
  • expand the program to include any commonwealth or territory of the United States.

Allows the Drug Enforcement Administration, HHS, a state Medicaid program, a state health department, or a state substance abuse agency receiving nonidentifiable information from a controlled substance monitoring database for research purposes to make that information available to other entities for research purposes.

Requires a state receiving a grant to: (1) facilitate prescriber and dispenser use of the state's controlled substance monitoring system, and (2) educate prescribers and dispensers on the benefits of the system both to them and society.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend and reauthorize the controlled substance monitoring program under section 399O of the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary9/15/2015

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of state-administered controlled s...


Latest Action9/9/2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.