,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #facc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjah,mr4  
,mead[s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to det] opioid    
abuse & addiction ?r\gh ! developm5t (  
high-quality1 evid5ce-bas$ opioid       
analgesic prescrib+ guidel9es1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,in=m+ ,opioid ,prescrib+  
,?r\gh ,evid5ce-,bas$ ,guidel9es ,act ( 
#bjah4  #b4 ,/udy & report  7a7 ,/udy ,!
 ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs %all     
develop high-quality1 evid5ce-bas$      
opioid analgesic prescrib+ guidel9es = !
 indication-specific treatm5t ( acute   
pa9 9 ! relevant !rapeutic areas :]e su*
 high-quality1 evid5ce-bas$ opioid      
analgesic prescrib+ guidel9es--  7#a7 d 
n exi/2 &  7#b7 are n r$undant ( exi/+  
guidel9es4  7b7 ,public input ,9        
conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !    
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs %all--    
7#a7 conduct a public work%op1 op5 to   

repres5tatives ( ,/ate m$ical societies 
& m$ical bo>ds1 v>i\s m$ical specialties
 includ+ pa9 m$ic9e specialty societies1
 pati5t gr\ps1 univ]sities1 & o!rs2 &   
7#b7 provide a p]iod = ! submission (   
comm5ts by ! public4  7c7 ,report ,n    
lat] ?an ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission] (
 ,food & ,drugs %all submit to !        
,congress1 & po/ on ! public website ( !
 ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration1 a report  
on ! results ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a74
  7d7 ,updates ,on a bi5nial basis aft] 
submission ( ! report requir$ by        
subsection 7c71 ! ,commission] ( ,food &
 ,drugs %all--  7#a7 update ! /udy "u   
subsection 7a71 in=m$ by public input   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7      
submit to ! ,congress & po/ on ! public 
website ( ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration 
an updat$ report "u subsection 7c74  #c4
 ,evid5ce-bas$ regulations1 guidance1 & 
policies to in=m cl9ical opioid         
practices  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to ! maximum   
ext5t possible1 ! ,commission] ( ,food &

 ,drugs %all ensure t regulations1      
guidance1 & polices t are relat$ to     
opioid prescrib+ practices & issu$ aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act are bas$ on
 opioid prescrib+ practices t are       
evid5ce-bas$4  7b7 ,/atem5t ,to         
accompany guidel9es & recomm5dations ,! 
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs %all      
ensure t any opioid analgesic prescrib+ 
guidel9es & o!r recomm5dations develop$ 
"u ?is ,act are accompani$ by a cle>    
/atem5t t su* guidel9es or              
recomm5dations1 z applicable--  7#a7 are
 int5d$ to help in=m cl9ical            
decisionmak+ by prescrib]s & pati5ts2 & 
7#b7 %\ld n be us$ by o!r p>ties1       
includ+ ph>macy b5efit managem5t        
companies1 retail or community          
ph>macies1 or public & private payors1 =
 ! purposes ( re/rict+1 limit+1 delay+1 
or d5y+ cov]age = or access to a        
prescription issu$ = a legitimate m$ical
 purpose by an individual practition]   
act+ 9 ! usual c\rse ( pr(essional      
practice4  7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is        

section1 ! t]m evid5ce-bas$ means in=m$ 
by a robu/ & sy/emic review ( treatm5t  
efficacy & cl9ical evid5ce1 includ+ a   
review ( ! /udy & reports "u section #b4