,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eggi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aa1 #bjah,mr4  
,paulsen 7for himself and ,mr4 ,danny   
,k4 ,davis of ,illinois7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to require   
the ,secretary to establish a technical 
expert panel for purposes of evaluating 
the use of opioid-related quality       
measures under the ,medicare program4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,promoting ,quality of ,care in 
,pain ,management ,act of #bjah4  #b4   
,requiring the review of quality        
measures relating to opioids and opioid 
use disorder treatments furnished under 

the ,medicare program and other ,federal
 health care programs  7a7 ,in general  
,section #ahij;,a of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;aaa-#a7 is amended by adding at   
the end the following new subsection3   
7g7 ,technical expert panel review of   
opioid and opioid use disorder quality  
measures  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall establish a technical  
expert panel for purposes of reviewing  
quality measures relating to opioids and
 opioid use disorders1 including care1  
prevention1 diagnosis1 health outcomes1 
and treatment furnished to individuals  
with opioid use disorders4 ,the         
,secretary may elect to establish such  
panel through a contract with the       
consensus-based entity with a contract  
in effect under section #ahij4  7#b7    
,review and assessment ,not later than  
#a year after the date the technical    
expert panel described in paragraph 7#a7

 is established 7and periodically       
thereafter as the ,secretary determines 
appropriate71 the technical expert panel
 shall--  7,a7 review quality measures  
that relate to opioids and opioid use   
disorders1 including existing measures  
and those under development2  7,b7      
identify gaps in areas of quality       
measurement that relate to opioids and  
opioid use disorders1 and identify      
measure development priorities for such 
measure gaps2 and  7,c7 make            
recommendations to the ,secretary on    
quality measures with respect to opioids
 and opioid use disorders for purposes  
of improving care1 prevention1          
diagnosis1 health outcomes1 and         
treatment1 including recommendations for
 revisions of such measures1 need for   
development of new measures1 and        
recommendations for including such      
measures in quality reporting programs1 
value-based purchasing programs1        
accountable care organizations1 and     
alternative payment models under this   

title4  7#c7 ,consideration of measures 
by secretary ,the ,secretary shall      
consider-- 7,a7 using opioid and opioid 
use disorder measures 7including        
measures used under the ,merit-,based   
,incentive ,payment ,system under       
section #ahdh7q71 measures recommended  
under paragraph 7#b77;,c71 and other    
such measures identified by the         
,secretary7 in ,alternative ,payment    
,models under section #ahcc7z77#c77;,c7 
and in the ,shared ,savings ,program    
under section #ahii2 and  7,b7 using    
opioid measures described in            
subparagraph 7,a71 as applicable1 in the
 ,hospital ,inpatient ,quality          
,reporting program under section        
#ahhf7;b77#c77;,b77viii71 in the        
hospital value-based purchasing program 
under section #ahhf7o71 and under other 
value-based purchasing programs under   
this title4  7#d7 ,prioritization of    
measure development ,the ,secretary     
shall prioritize for measure development
 the gaps in quality measures identified

 under paragraph 7#b77;,c74  4  7b7     
,expedited endorsement process for      
opioid measures ,section #ahij7;b77#b7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;aaa7b77#b77 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
flush sentence3  ,such endorsement      
process shall1 as determined practicable
 by the entity1 provide for an expedited
 process with respect to the endorsement
 of measures relating to opioids and    
opioid use disorders4 4