#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#eha  ,,an ,,act  ,to include           
information concerning a patient's      
opioid addiction in certain medical     
records4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as ,jessie's ,law4  #b4    
,inclusion of opioid addiction history  
in patient records  7a7 ,best practices 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services1 in consultation with  
appropriate stakeholders1 including a   
patient with a history of opioid use    
disorder1 an expert in electronic health
 records1 an expert in the              
confidentiality of patient health       
information and records1 and a health   
care provider1 shall identify or        
facilitate the development of best      
practices regarding--  7,a7 the         
circumstances under which information   
that a patient has provided to a health 
care provider regarding such patient's  
history of opioid use disorder should1  

only at the patient's request1 be       
prominently displayed in the medical    
records 7including electronic health    
records7 of such patient2  7,b7 what    
constitutes the patient's request for   
the purpose described in subparagraph   
7,a72 and  7,c7 the process and methods 
by which the information should be so   
displayed4  7#b7  ,dissemination  ,the  
,secretary shall disseminate the best   
practices developed under paragraph 7#a7
 to health care providers and ,state    
agencies4  7b7  ,requirements  ,in      
identifying or facilitating the         
development of best practices under     
subsection 7a71 as applicable1 the      
,secretary1 in consultation with        
appropriate stakeholders1 shall consider
 the following3  7#a7 ,the potential for
 addiction relapse or overdose1         
including overdose death1 when opioid   
medications are prescribed to a patient 
recovering from opioid use disorder4    
7#b7 ,the benefits of displaying        
information about a patient's opioid use

 disorder history in a manner similar to
 other potentially lethal medical       
concerns1 including drug allergies and  
contraindications4  7#c7 ,the importance
 of prominently displaying information  
about a patient's opioid use disorder   
when a physician or medical professional
 is prescribing medication1 including   
methods for avoiding alert fatigue in   
providers4  7#d7 ,the importance of a   
variety of appropriate medical          
professionals1 including physicians1    
nurses1 and pharmacists1 to have access 
to information described in this section
 when prescribing or dispensing opioid  
medication1 consistent with ,federal and
 ,state laws and regulations4  7#e7 ,the
 importance of protecting patient       
privacy1 including the requirements     
related to consent for disclosure of    
substance use disorder information under
 all applicable laws and regulations4   
7#f7 ,all applicable ,federal and ,state
 laws and regulations4  ,passed the     
,senate ,august #c1 #bjag4 ,secretary