US Congress Senate Bill 4702 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes additional requirements for state Medicaid drug-use review programs with respect to individuals who experience opioid-related overdoses. Specifically, programs must include protocols that (1) connect individuals who have experienced an opioid-related overdose within the last five years to appropriate treatment; (2) notify providers who prescribe opioids about subsequent fatal overdoses; (3) ensure providers are notified about an individual's history of opioid-use disorder, overdoses, or poisonings; and (4) educate providers about proper prescribing practices for these individuals.

IMPROVE Addiction Care Act Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act

Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB8388 (Same As) 2020-09-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4702/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4702/BILLS-116s4702is.pdf