,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #h1 #bjag,mr4
 ,manchin 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1  
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,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         
,development of standards ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services shall develop and 
disseminate standards to provide        
information to hospitals and physicians 
relating to prominently displaying the  
history of opioid addiction in the      
medical records 7including electronic   
health records7 of any patient who has  

provided information about such         
addiction to a health care provider4    
7b7 ,requirements ,the standards        
developed under subsection 7a7 shall    
take into account the following3 7#a7   
,the potential for addiction relapse or 
overdose death if opioid medications are
 prescribed to an individual recovering 
from opioid addiction4  7#b7 ,the need  
to display the past opioid addiction of 
a patient in a manner similar to other  
potentially lethal medical concerns1    
including drug allergies and            
contraindications4  7#c7 ,the need for  
information about past opioid addiction 
to be prominently displayed when a      
physician or medical professional is    
prescribing medication4  7#d7 ,the need 
for a variety of medical professionals1 
including physicians1 nurses1 and       
pharmacists1 to have access to          
information described in this section   
when prescribing or dispensing opioid   
medication to ensure that the medication
 is medically appropriate given the     

history of addiction of the patient4