United States · Bill · S
S. 2451 (115th)
Protection from Overprescribing Act
Introduced
26 February 2018
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Protection from Overprescribing Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider when awarding a grant to a state to support the state's prescription drug monitoring program whether the state's program provides reports to law enforcement agencies, licensing boards, and other agencies describing any prescribers who repeatedly fall outside of expected norms or standard practices.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2018
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2018
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 February 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2451
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2451