H.R. 4969 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2016 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Rooney of Florida, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide for informational materials to educate and prevent addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and subsequently prescribed an opioid. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Thomas Decker Act of 2016. 2. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1f et seq.) is amended by adding after section 393D (42 U.S.C. 280b–1f et seq.) the following new section: 393E. Information materials and resources to prevent addiction related to youth sports injuries (a) Report The Secretary, acting through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, make publicly available a report determining the extent to which informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) are available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups; and (2) for purposes of educating and preventing addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing youth sports and are subsequently prescribed an opioid, not later than 12 months after such report is made publicly available and taking into consideration the findings of such report, develop and, in coordination with youth sports groups, disseminate informational materials and resources described in subsection (b) for teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, families of such teenagers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and relevant health care provider groups. (b) Materials and resources described For purposes of this section, the informational materials and resources described in this subsection are informational materials and resources with respect to youth sports injuries for which opioids are potentially prescribed and subsequently potentially lead to addiction, including materials and resources focused on the dangers of opioid use and misuse, treatment options for such injuries that do not involve the use of opioids, and how to seek treatment for addiction. (c) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .