A bill to eliminate the requirement that veterans pay a copayment to the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive opioid antagonists or education on the use of opioid antagonists.

Summary

This bill exempts from the requirement that veterans pay a Department of Veterans Affairs copayment for: any opioid antagonists furnished to a veteran at high risk for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order to reverse the effect of such an overdose, and education on their use.

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Timeline

1. 11 April 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 April 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 April 2016 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
• related to ← Veterans First Act