,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #c1        
#bjag,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4   
,mac,arthur1 and ,mr4 ,norcross7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure    
that the prescription drug monitoring   
program of each ,state receiving funds  
through the ,account for the ,state     
,response to the ,opioid ,abuse ,crisis 
meets certain minimum requirements1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,monitoring and ,obtaining ,needed      
,information to ,track ,opioids         
,responsibly ,act of #bjag or the       
,,monitor ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,minimum  
requirements for ,state prescription    
drug monitoring programs ,section #ajjc 
of the #bast ,century ,cures ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#c note2 relating to  
the ,account for the ,state ,response to

 the ,opioid ,abuse ,crisis7 is         
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsection 7f7 as subsection 7g72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7e7  
the following3  7f7 ,minimum            
requirements for ,state prescription    
drug monitoring programs  7#a7 ,in      
general ,as a condition on receipt of a 
grant under this section1 a ,state      
shall-- 7,a7 certify that the ,state has
 in effect a prescription drug          
monitoring program meeting the          
requirements of paragraph 7#b72 or  7,b7
 agree to use a portion of the funds    
received through the grant to meet 7or  
make progress in meeting7 the           
requirements of paragraph 7#b74  7#b7   
,requirements ,to meet the requirements 
of this paragraph1 a ,state's           
prescription drug monitoring program    
must meet each of the following3  7,a7  
,the program complies with the uniform  
electronic format specified by the      
,secretary under paragraph 7#c7 for the 
reporting1 sharing1 and disclosure of   

information4  7,b7 ,the program meets   
the standards of interoperability       
specified by the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#c74  7,c7 ,the ,state       
requires dispensers to report to the    
program each dispensing in the ,state of
 a controlled substance listed in       
schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv of section
 #bjb7;c7 of the ,controlled ,substances
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c77 no later 
than #a business day after the          
controlled substance is dispensed to the
 patient4  7,d7 ,the program makes      
reported information available to       
practitioners on a timely basis4  7#c7  
,uniform electronic format2             
interoperability  7,a7 ,establishment   
,not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall specify for            
prescription drug monitoring programs-- 
7i7 a uniform electronic format for the 
reporting1 sharing1 and disclosure of   
information2 and  7ii7 standards of     
interoperability4  7,b7 ,advisory group 

,in carrying out subparagraph 7,a71 the 
,secretary shall-- 7i7 convene an       
advisory group of licensed and          
practicing community pharmacists and    
other health practitioners who prescribe
 and dispense2 and  7ii7 take the       
recommendations of such advisory group  
into consideration4  7#d7 ,definitions  
,in this subsection3  7,a7 ,the term    
controlled substance has the meaning    
given to that term in section #ajb of   
the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7,b7 ,the term        
dispenser means a person licensed or    
otherwise authorized by a ,state to     
deliver a prescription drug product to a
 patient or an agent of the patient4    
7,c7 ,the term practitioner means a     
practitioner registered under section   
#cjc7;f7 of the ,controlled ,substances 
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f77 to        
prescribe1 administer1 or dispense      
controlled substances4  7,d7 ,the term  
,state means each of the several ,states
 and the ,district of ,columbia4  4