United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4983 (114th)
To provide information to prescribers in Federally qualified health centers and facilities of the Indian Health Service on best practices for prescribing naloxone.
Introduced
18 April 2016
Last action
27 April 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information to prescribers in federally qualified health centers and Indian Health Service facilities on best practices for prescribing naloxone (a prescription drug used to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose) for patients a provider identifies as having an elevated risk of opioid overdose. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)
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Timeline
18 April 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
27 April 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 April 2016 · Download file
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4983
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4983
- us · 114-hr-4983 · source updated 7 April 2025