,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #efd  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #egif
  ,report ,no4 #aae-gbi1 ,"p ,i  ,,9 ,,!
 ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,curbelo ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,june #ab1 #bjah;,additional   
sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,wald51
 & ,mr4 ,engel  ,june #ab1 #bjah        
,report$ f ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,june #ab1 #bjah,! ,committee 
on ,ways & ,means dis*>g$2 committ$ to !
 ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate (
 ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices to provide grants =     
eligible entities to provide te*nical   
assi/ance to outli] prescrib]s (        

opioids4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,responsible ,education     
,a*ieves ,c>e & ,heal?y ,outcomes =     
,us]s' ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjah or !      
,,rea* ,,out ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,grants 
to provide te*nical assi/ance to outli] 
prescrib]s ( opioids  7a7 ,grants       
au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !   
,secret>y7 %all1 ?r\gh ! ,c5t]s =       
,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices1 aw>d grants1
 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts to  
eligible entities = ! purposes describ$ 
9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,use ( funds     
,grants1 contracts1 & coop]ative        
agreem5ts aw>d$ "u subsection 7a7 %all  
be us$ to support eligible entities     
?r\gh te*nical assi/ance--  7#a7 to     
educate & provide outrea* to outli]     
prescrib]s ( opioids ab\t be/ practices 
= prescrib+ opioids2  7#b7 to educate & 
provide outrea* to outli] prescrib]s (  
opioids ab\t non-opioid pa9 managem5t   
!rapies2 &  7#c7 to r$uce ! am\nt (     
opioid prescriptions prescrib$ by outli]

 prescrib]s ( opioids4  7c7 ,application
 ,ea* eligible entity seek+ to receive a
 grant1 contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t
 "u subsection 7a7 %all submit to !     
,secret>y an application1 at su* "t1 9  
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,geographic 
di/ribution ,9 aw>d+ grants1 contracts1 
& coop]ative agreem5ts "u ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all prioritize e/abli%+     
te*nical assi/ance res\rces 9 ea* ,/ate4
  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means--  7,a7 an organization-- 7i7 t   
has demon/rat$ exp]i5ce provid+ te*nical
 assi/ance to heal? c>e pr(essionals on 
a ,/ate or regional basis2 &  7ii7 t has
 at lea/-- 7,i7 "o individual :o is a   
repres5tative ( consum]s on its gov]n+  
body2 &  7,,ii7 "o individual :o is a   
repres5tative ( heal? c>e provid]s on   
its gov]n+ body2 or  7,b7 an entity t is
 a quality improvem5t entity ) a        
contract "u "p ,b ( title ,,xi ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#acbj;c et seq474  7#b7 ,outli]         
prescrib] ( opioids ,! t]m outli]       
prescrib] ( opioids means a prescrib]1  
id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices 7?r\gh use ( prescrib]  
in=mation provid$ by prescrib] ,national
 ,provid] ,id5tifi]s includ$ pursuant to
 section #ahfj;,d-#d7;c77#d77;,a7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#ajd7;c77#d77;,a77 on claims =   
cov]$ "p ,d drugs = "p ,d eligible      
individuals enroll$ 9 prescription drug 
plans "u "p ,d ( title ,,xviii ( su*    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aja et seq47
 & ,,ma-,,pd plans "u "p ,c ( su* title 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#ba et seq477 z   
prescrib+1 z comp>$ to o!r prescrib]s 9 
! specialty ( ! prescrib] & geographic  
area1 am\nts ( opioids 9 excess ( a     
?re%old 7& o!r crit]ia7 specifi$ by !   
,secret>y1 aft] consultation )          
/akehold]s4  7#c7 ,prescrib]s ,! t]m    
prescrib] means any heal? c>e           
pr(essional1 includ+ a nurse practition]
 or physician assi/ant1 :o is lic5s$ to 

prescribe opioids by ! ,/ate or t]ritory
 9 :i* su* pr(essional practices4  7f7  
,fund+ ,= purposes ( implem5t+ ?is      
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices %all provide = ! transf] f !   
,f$]al ,supplem5t>y ,m$ical ,insurance  
,tru/ ,fund e/abli%$ "u section #ahda ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aciet7 to ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid 
,s]vices ,program ,managem5t ,acc\nt (  
#ajj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjai4 ,am\nts
 transf]r$ "u ?is subp>agraph %all rema9
 available until exp5d$4  ,june #ab1    
#bjah ,report$ f ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,commerce,june #ab1 #bjah,! ,committee
 on ,ways & ,means dis*>g$2 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$