,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjah,mr4 
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require       
sellers of opioids at retail to verify  
the identity of the prospective         
purchaser and enter certain information 
about the purchase into the respective  
,state's prescription drug monitoring   
system1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,opioid ,prescription ,verification 
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,requirements for   
retail sale of opioids  7a7 ,in general 
,in any ,state that maintains a         
prescription drug monitoring system1    
each regulated seller 7as defined in    
section #ajb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb77  
shall ensure that sales by such seller  
of an opioid at retail are made in      
accordance with the following3  7#a7    

,the seller verifies the identity of the
 prospective purchaser by requiring the 
prospective purchaser to present--  7,a7
 an identification card that provides a 
photograph and is issued by a ,state or 
the ,federal ,government2 or  7,b7 a    
document that1 with respect to          
identification1 is considered acceptable
 for purposes of sections               
#bgd;a4#b7;b77#a77v77,a7 and            
#bgd;a4#b7;b77#a77v77,b7 of title #h1   
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on or after ,march #i1 #bjjf74   
7#b7 ,the seller enters into the        
,state's prescription drug monitoring   
system1 at a minimum1 the following     
information3  7,a7 ,the name of the     
opioid4  7,b7 ,the quantity sold4  7,c7 
,the name and address of the purchaser4 
7,d7 ,the name and address of the       
patient for whom the opioid is          
prescribed4  7,e7 ,the date and         
approximate time of the sale4  7b7      
,delayed applicability ,subsection 7a7  
applies to the sale of opioids at retail

 beginning on the date that is #f months
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4