,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ggh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #cj1         
#bjag,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,portman1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 and ,mr4 ,king7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the use of prescription drug    
monitoring programs and to facilitate   
information sharing among ,states4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prescription ,drug ,monitoring ,act
 of #bjag4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,controlled substance ,the   
term controlled substance has the       
meaning given the term in section #ajb  
of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7#b7 ,covered ,state 
,the term covered ,state means a ,state 
that receives funding under the ,harold 
,rogers ,prescription ,drug ,monitoring 
,program established under the          
,departments of ,commerce1 ,justice1 and

 ,state1 the ,judiciary1 and ,related   
,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjb   
7,public ,law #ajg-gg2 #aae ,stat4 #gdh7
 or the controlled substance monitoring 
program under section #cii,o of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#c74  7#c7 ,dispenser  
,the term dispenser-- 7,a7 means a      
person licensed or otherwise authorized 
by a ,state to deliver a prescription   
drug product to a patient or an agent of
 the patient2 and  7,b7 does not include
 a person involved in oversight or      
payment for prescription drugs4  7#d7   
,,pdmp ,the term ,,pdmp means a         
prescription drug monitoring program4   
7#e7 ,practitioner ,the term            
practitioner means a practitioner       
registered under section #cjc7;f7 of the
 ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f77 to prescribe1       
administer1 or dispense controlled      
substances4  7#f7 ,state ,the term      
,state means each of the several ,states
 and the ,district of ,columbia4  #c4   

,prescription drug monitoring program   
requirements  7a7 ,in general ,beginning
 #b years after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 each covered ,state shall   
require--  7#a7 each prescribing        
practitioner within the covered ,state  
or their designee1 who shall be licensed
 or registered healthcare professionals 
or other employees who report directly  
to the practitioner1 to consult the     
,,pdmp of the covered ,state before     
initiating treatment with a prescription
 for a controlled substance listed in   
schedule ,,ii1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv of section
 #bjb7;c7 of the ,controlled ,substances
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c771 and     
every #c months thereafter as long as   
the treatment continues2  7#b7 the      
,,pdmp of the covered ,state to provide 
proactive notification to a practitioner
 when patterns indicative of controlled 
substance misuse1 including opioid      
misuse1 are detected2  7#c7 each        
dispenser within the covered ,state to  
report each prescription for a          

controlled substance dispensed by the   
dispenser to the ,,pdmp not later than  
#bd hours after the controlled substance
 is dispensed to the patient2  7#d7 that
 the ,,pdmp make available a quarterly  
de-identified data set and an annual    
report for public and private use1 which
 shall1 at a minimum1 meet requirements 
established by the ,attorney ,general1  
in coordination with the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services2 and  7#e7 
that the data contained in the ,,pdmp of
 the covered ,state is made available to
 other ,states4  7b7 ,noncompliance ,if 
a covered ,state fails to comply with   
subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general  
or the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services1 as appropriate1 may withhold 
grant funds from being awarded to the   
covered ,state under the ,harold ,rogers
 ,prescription ,drug ,monitoring        
,program established under the          
,departments of ,commerce1 ,justice1 and
 ,state1 the ,judiciary1 and ,related   
,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjb   

7,public ,law #ajg-gg2 #aae ,stat4 #gdh7
 or the controlled substance monitoring 
program under section #cii,o of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#c74  7c7              
,data-,sharing ,single technology       
solution  7#a7 ,in general ,for the     
purpose of assisting ,states in         
complying with subsection 7a77#e71 the  
,attorney ,general1 in coordination with
 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services1 acting through the           
,comprehensive ,opioid ,abuse ,grant    
,program established under section #cjba
 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime     
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;ff71 shall   
award1 on a competitive basis1 a grant  
to an eligible entity to establish and  
maintain an inter-,state data-sharing   
single hub to facilitate the sharing of 
,,pdmp data among ,states and the       
accessing of such data by practitioners4
  7#b7 ,requirements ,the data-sharing  
single hub established under paragraph  

7#a7-- 7,a7 shall--  7i7 allow ,states  
to retain ownership of the data         
submitted by the ,states2  7ii7 provide 
a source of de-identified data that can 
be used for statistical1 research1 or   
educational purposes2  7iii7 allow      
,state authorized users to access data  
from a ,,pdmp of a covered ,state       
without requiring a user fee2 and  7iv7 
conform with the standards of the       
,prescription ,monitoring ,information  
,exchange2 and  7,b7 may not--  7i7     
distribute1 in whole or in part1 any    
,,pdmp data without the express written 
consent of the ,,pdmp ,state authority2 
and  7ii7 limit1 in whole or in part1   
distribution of ,,pdmp data as approved 
by the ,,pdmp ,state authority4