Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016

1/11/2023, 1:31 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 4841

Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) establish training guidelines for federal health care facilities and federally qualified health centers; and (2) train certain health care providers at federal health care facilities on best practices for prescribing pain medications, principles of pain management, the misuse potential of controlled substances, identification of potential substance use disorders and referral to further evaluation and treatment, and disposal of controlled substances.

HHS, the VA, and DOD must establish, for certain health care facilities, guidelines for the prescription of naloxone to individuals at an elevated risk of overdose. (Naloxone is a prescription drug used to rapidly reverse an overdose of opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)

HHS must award grants to state departments of health for the development and application of guidelines for the prescription of opioid overdose reversal drugs and to increase access to naloxone. Grants may be used to:

  • establish a program for purchasing, prescribing, and distributing opioid overdose reversal drugs;
  • expand innovative models of naloxone distribution;
  • train and provide resources to health care providers and pharmacists on prescribing opioid overdose reversal drugs;
  • offset individuals' cost-sharing for opioid overdose reversal drugs;
  • conduct community outreach to raise awareness of the availability of opioid overdose reversal drugs; and
  • establish protocols to connect patients who have experienced a drug overdose with treatment.

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Current Status of Bill HR 4841

Bill HR 4841 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 23, 2016. Bill HR 4841 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on March 23, 2016.  Bill HR 4841's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. as of April 5, 2016

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4841

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4841

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedical educationMilitary medicinePrescription drugsState and local government operationsVeterans' medical care

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4841

Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016To establish programs for health care provider training in Federal health care and medical facilities, to establish Federal co-prescribing guidelines, to establish a grant program with respect to naloxone, and for other purposes.Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 4841

Keith J. Rothfus
Keith J. Rothfus
Pennsylvania(Republican)
Donald Norcross
Donald Norcross
New Jersey(Democrat)
William R. Keating
William R. Keating
Massachusetts(Democrat)

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