United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5719 (115th)
ROOT Act of 2018
Introduced
9 May 2018
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018 This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.
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3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 May 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 May 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 May 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5719
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5719