Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act

Summary

Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent to: (1) a covered entity for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations, as long as the disclosure is made in accordance with HIPAA; and (2) a public health authority, as long as the content of the disclosure meets HIPAA standards regarding de-identified information. Current law authorizes disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent only to medical personnel in a medical emergency, to specified personnel for research or program evaluations, or pursuant to a court order. The bill also repeals and replaces criminal penalties for certain violations involving SUD patient records with the HIPAA civil penalty structure. It also applies HIPAA criminal penalties to wrongful disclosures of SUD patient records. In addition, the bill expands the current prohibition against using SUD patient records in criminal proceedings to include any use in specified federal, state, and local criminal and civil actions. The bill prohibits certain discrimination based on the release of SUD information under this bill.

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Timeline

1. 13 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 June 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 June 2018

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 949 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6, H.R. 5797 and H.R. 6082. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 and H.R.5797 under structured rules; and provides for consideration of H.R. 6082 under a closed rule. Additionally, the rule directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 6, add the text of H.R. 2851, H.R. 5735, and H.R. 5797 as passed by the House as a new matter at the end of H.R. 6.

   Source: Floor

5. 20 June 2018

   Passed

   Rule H. Res. 949 passed House.

   Source: Floor

6. 20 June 2018

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

7. 20 June 2018

   Vote

   On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 357 - 57 (Roll no. 278). (text: CR H5325-5326)

   Source: Floor

8. 20 June 2018

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 357 - 57 (Roll no. 278).(text: CR H5325-5326)

   Source: Floor

9. 20 June 2018

   Vote

   On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 175 - 240 (Roll no. 277).

   Source: Floor

10. 20 June 2018

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 949. (consideration: CR H5325-5335)

    Source: Floor

11. 20 June 2018

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

12. 20 June 2018

    Floor

    Mr. Pallone moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5333-5334)

    Source: Floor

13. 20 June 2018

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

14. 20 June 2018

    Passed

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6, H.R. 5797 and H.R. 6082. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 and H.R.5797 under structured rules; and provides for consideration of H.R. 6082 under a closed rule. Additionally, the rule directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 6, add the text of H.R. 2851, H.R. 5735, and H.R. 5797 as passed by the House as a new matter at the end of H.R. 6.

    Source: Floor

15. 21 June 2018

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

Versions

• Referred in Senate · 21 June 2018 · Download file
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Sponsors

• Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
• related to → SUD CARE Act
• related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5797) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide under Medicaid services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in institutions for mental diseases; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records.
• amends ← Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 949, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-75 is considered as adopted.