,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,fo/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,sean       
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 
& ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce 
opioid misuse & abuse4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,opioid ,abuse
 ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjad4   
#b4 ,pilot project  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7    
%all aw>d grants to "o or m ,/ates to   
c>ry out a #a-ye> pilot project to      
develop a /&>diz$ pe] review process &  
me?odology to review & evaluate         
prescrib+ & ph>macy disp5s+ patt]ns1    
?r\gh a review ( prescription drug      
monitor+ programs 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      
section z ,,pdmp7 9 ! ,/ates receiv+ su*
 grants4  7b7 ,me?odology ,! recipi5ts (
 a grant "u ?is section %all develop a  

sy/ematic1 /&>diz$ me?odology to id5tify
 & inve/igate que/ionable or            
inappropriate prescrib+ & disp5s+       
patt]ns ( sub/ances on s*$ule ,,ii or   
,,iii "u section #bjb ( ! ,controll$    
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab74   
,su* pe] review me?odology & prescrib+ &
 disp5s+ patt]ns %all be %>$ ) !        
appropriate ,/ate regulators & heal?    
pr(ession bo>ds4  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,a   
,/ate receiv+ a grant "u ?is section--  
7#a7 ) respect to controll$ sub/ances = 
:i* a prescrib] is requir$ to be regi/]$
 ) by ! ,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration 9 
ord] to prescribe su* controll$         
sub/ances1 %all make ! in=mation )      
respect to su* controll$ sub/ances f !  
,,pdmp available to ,/ate regulators &  
lic5s+ bo>ds2 &  7#b7 ) respect to any  
o!r controll$ sub/ances1 may make !     
in=mation ) respect to su* controll$    
sub/ances f ! ,,pdmp available to ,/ate 
regulators & lic5s+ bo>ds4  7d7         
,subgrantees ,a quality improvem5t      
organization ) :i* ! ,secret>y has ent]$

 into a contract "u "p ,b ( title ,,xi (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #acbj;c et seq47 may s]ve z !          
subgrantee "u ?is subsection to develop 
pe] review processes z describ$ 9       
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,prescription drug1
 h]o91 & o!r controll$ sub/ance abuse   
prev5tion ,"p ,p ( title ,,iii ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  #cii,v-#f4 ,prescription 
drug1 h]o91 & o!r controll$ sub/ance    
abuse prev5tion  7a7 ,tra9+ grants  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d #e-ye> 
grants to eligible entities to          
facilitate tra9+ 9 ord] to increase !   
capacity ( heal? c>e provid]s to conduct
 pati5t scre5+1 brief int]v5tions1 &    
ref]ral to treatm5t z ne$$1 su* z 9     
heal? c>e sett+s to prev5t ! abuse (    
prescription drugs1 h]o91 & o!r         
controll$ sub/ances4 ,! grant program "u
 ?is section may be coord9at$ ) !       
,scre5+ ,brief ,int]v5tion & ,ref]ral to
 ,treatm5t grant program ( ! ,sub/ance  

,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration1 or o!r appropriate       
programs4  7#b7 ,eligible entities ,9   
?is subsection1 ! t]m eligible entity   
includes--  7,a7 ,/ates2  7,b7 physician
 organizations2  7,c7 cont9u+ education 
entities1 su* z heal? pr(ession bo>ds or
 heal? accr$it+ bodies2  7,d7 pe]       
recov]y organizations2 &  7,e7 o!r      
appropriate heal? or pr(essional        
education organizations or in/itutions4 
7b7 ,expansion ( prescrib+ au?ority ,!  
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants to      
,/ates = ! purpose ( evaluat+ ! prospect
 ( ! heal? pr(essions bo>d ( su* ,/ates 
review+ & exp&+ prescrib+ au?orities (  
provid]s1 su* z advance practice nurses 
& physician's assi/ants1 ) respect to   
prescrib+ drugs = ! treatm5t ( ! abuse (
 prescription drugs1 h]o91 or o!r       
controll$ sub/ances4  4  #d4            
,prescription drug abuse tra9+ & scre5+ 
programs  7a7 ,cont9u+ education grants 

,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to ,/ates 
to develop cont9u+ education crit]ia &  
review processes t all[ ,/ate heal?     
pr(ession bo>ds or ,/ate ag5cies to     
c]tify appropriate education & tra9+ =  
in=m$ & safe prescrib+ ( opioids & o!r  
drugs li/$ on s*$ule ,,ii or ,,iii "u   
section #bjb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab74  7b7 ,scre5+ 
program ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all reque/ 
t a practition] regi/]$ "u section      
#cjc7;f7 ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f77 conduct pati5t 
scre5+ = pot5tial drug misuse or abuse  
be=e prescrib+ a drug li/$ on s*$ule    
,,ii or ,,iii "u section #bjb ( !       
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab71 accord+ to /&>ds       
e/abli%$ by ! applicable ,/ate lic5s+   
body4  #e4 ,,fda review ( naloxone ,!   
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,commission] (  
,food & ,drugs1 %all conduct a review ( 
naloxone to consid] :e!r naloxone %\ld  
cease to be subject to section #ejc7;b7 
( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic    

,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7;b77 & be      
available z an ov]-!-c\nt] drug1 9 ord] 
to increase access to su* drug4  #f4    
,prescription drug disposal ,! ,secret>y
 %all conv5e or coord9ate ) an exi/+    
entity an int]ag5cy work+ gr\p--  7#a7  
to enc\rage ,/ates & local gov]nm5ts to 
increase opportunities = disposal (     
opiates1 su* z frequ5t take-back        
programs & fix$ m$ic9e disposal sites at
 law en=cem5t public build+s2 &  7#b7 to
 r$uce opportunities = abuse ( opiates1 
su* z e/abli%+ opioid disp5s+ limits at 
hospital em]g5cy dep>tm5ts4  #g4 ,,gao  
report ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates %all--  7#a7 review opioid abuse 
programs1 h]o9 abuse programs1 &        
policies 9 ,f$]al ag5cies & be/         
practices ) respect to opioid & h]o9    
abuse & ov]dose programs ( ! ,/ates2 &  
7#b7 n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 issue a report to  
,congress on its f9d+s & recomm5dations 
on ways to r$uce opioid & h]o9 abuse &  
ov]doses4