US Congress Senate Bill 2676 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 16 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Saving Lives Through Proper Notification of Overdoses Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to annually notify health care providers about health information that may be disclosed under federal privacy laws to families and caregivers during emergencies, including overdoses. The notification may be included in other (already required) training materials for health care providers relating to permitted disclosures of patients' mental or substance use disorder treatment information.

Saving Lives Through Proper Notification of Overdoses Act

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

SB2680 (Related) 2018-05-07 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.
HB5695 (Related) 2018-05-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2676/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2676/BILLS-115s2676is.pdf