,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dab #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dfda ,report ,no4 #aad-ecf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bf1 #bjaf ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana 7for herself and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,may #c1 #bjaf;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,olson ,may #c1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #bf1 #bjaf ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review1 modify1 and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,development of best practices for the use of prescription opioids 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services2 and 7#b7 the term task force means the ,pain ,management ,best ,practices ,inter-,agency ,task ,force convened under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,inter-,agency ,task ,force ,not later than ,december #ad1 #bjah1 the ,secretary1 in cooperation with the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 and the ,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration1 shall convene a ,pain ,management ,best ,practices ,inter-,agency ,task ,force to review1 modify1 and update1 as appropriate1 best practices for pain management 7including chronic and acute pain7 and prescribing pain medication4 7c7 ,membership ,the task force shall be comprised of-- 7#a7 representatives of-- 7,a7 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services2 7,b7 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 7,c7 the ,food and ,drug ,administration2 7,d7 the ,department of ,defense2 7,e7 the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration2 7,f7 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 7,g7 the ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration2 7,h7 the ,indian ,health ,service2 7,i7 the ,national ,academy of ,medicine2 7,j7 the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 7,k7 the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy2 and 7,l7 the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services ,administration2 7#b7 ,state medical boards2 7#c7 physicians1 dentists1 and nonphysician prescribers2 7#d7 hospitals2 7#e7 pharmacists and pharmacies2 7#f7 experts in the fields of pain research and addiction research2 7#g7 representatives of-- 7,a7 pain management professional organizations2 7,b7 the mental health treatment community2 7,c7 the addiction treatment and recovery community2 7,d7 pain advocacy groups2 and 7,e7 groups with expertise on overdose reversal2 7#h7 a person in recovery from addiction to medication for chronic pain2 7#i7 a person with chronic pain2 and 7#aj7 other stakeholders1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7d7 ,duties ,the task force shall-- 7#a7 not later than #ahj days after the date on which the task force is convened under subsection 7b71 review1 modify1 and update1 as appropriate1 best practices for pain management 7including chronic and acute pain7 and prescribing pain medication1 taking into consideration-- 7,a7 existing pain management research2 7,b7 recommendations from relevant conferences and existing relevant evidence-based guidelines2 7,c7 ongoing efforts at the ,state and local levels and by medical professional organizations to develop improved pain management strategies1 including consideration of differences within and between classes of opioids1 the availability of opioids with abuse deterrent technology1 and pharmacological1 nonpharmacological1 and medical device alternatives to opioids to reduce opioid monotherapy in appropriate cases2 7,d7 the management of high-risk populations1 other than populations who suffer pain1 who-- 7i7 may use or be prescribed benzodiazepines1 alcohol1 and diverted opioids2 or 7ii7 receive opioids in the course of medical care2 and 7,e7 the #bjaf ,guideline for ,prescribing ,opioids for ,chronic ,pain issued by the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 7#b7 solicit and take into consideration public comment on the practices developed under paragraph 7#a71 amending such best practices if appropriate2 and 7#c7 develop a strategy for disseminating information about the best practices developed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 to prescribers1 pharmacists1 ,state medical boards1 educational institutions that educate prescribers and pharmacists1 and other parties1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7e7 ,limitation ,the task force shall not have rulemaking authority4 7f7 ,report ,not later than #bgj days after the date on which the task force is convened under subsection 7b71 the task force shall submit to ,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 the strategy for disseminating best practices for pain management 7including chronic and acute pain7 and prescribing pain medication1 as developed under subsection 7d72 7#b7 the results of a feasibility study on linking the best practices described in paragraph 7#a7 to receiving and renewing registrations under section #cjc7;f7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f772 and 7#c7 recommendations for effectively applying the best practices described in paragraph 7#a7 to improve prescribing practices at medical facilities1 including medical facilities of the ,veterans ,health ,administration and ,indian ,health ,service4 ,may #c1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed