H.R. 4817 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4817 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2019Mr. Baird (for himself, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Banks, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Crow, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Pence, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bost, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Mast, Mr. Case, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Golden, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Luria, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Miller, and Mr. Wenstrup) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act. 2. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each covered Department medical facility has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered Department medical facility In this section, the term covered Department medical facility means a medical facility with— (1) an on-site pharmacy; or (2) a law enforcement officer.