,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjai    
,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,portman1 
,mr4 ,k+1 & ,mr4 ,man*97 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! use ( prescription drug       
monitor+ programs4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prescription 
,drug ,monitor+ ,act ( #bjai4  #b4      
,requir+ ! use ( prescription drug      
monitor+ programs  7a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,controll$ sub/ance ,!
 t]m controll$ sub/ance has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,controll$    
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74   
7#b7 ,cov]$ ,/ate ,! t]m cov]$ ,/ate    
means a ,/ate t receives fund+ "u !     
,h>old ,rog]s ,prescription ,drug       
,monitor+ ,program e/abli%$ "u !        
,dep>tm5ts ( ,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1 & ,/ate1
 ! ,judici>y1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjb 7,public    

,law #ajg-gg2 #aae ,/at4 #gdh71 or "u ! 
controll$ sub/ance monitor+ program "u  
section #cii,o ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#c74 
7#c7 ,disp5s] ,! t]m disp5s]-- 7,a7     
means a p]son lic5s$ or o!rwise au?oriz$
 by a ,/ate to deliv] a prescription    
drug product to a pati5t or an ag5t ( ! 
pati5t2 &  7,b7 does n include a p]son  
involv$ 9 ov]sight or paym5t =          
prescription drugs4  7#d7 ,,pdmp ,! t]m 
,,pdmp means a prescription drug        
monitor+ program4  7#e7 ,practition] ,! 
t]m practition] means a practition]     
regi/]$ "u section #cjc7;f7 ( !         
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f77 to prescribe1       
adm9i/]1 or disp5se controll$ sub/ances4
  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! 
sev]al ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4 
7b7 ,requirem5ts ,beg9n+ #a ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* cov]$   
,/ate %all require--  7#a7 ea* prescrib+
 practition] )9 ! cov]$ ,/ate or _!     
designee1 :o %all be lic5s$ or regi/]$  

heal?c>e pr(essionals or o!r employees  
:o report directly to ! practition]1 to 
consult ! ,,pdmp ( ! cov]$ ,/ate be=e   
initiat+ treatm5t ) a prescription = a  
controll$ sub/ance li/$ 9 s*$ule ,,ii1  
,,iii1 or ,,iv ( section #bjb7;c7 ( !   
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c771 & e #c mon?s       
!reaft] z long z ! treatm5t cont9ues2   
7#b7 ! ,,pdmp ( ! cov]$ ,/ate to provide
 proactive notification to a practition]
 :5 patt]ns indicative ( controll$      
sub/ance misuse1 includ+ opioid misuse1 
are detect$2  7#c7 ea* disp5s] )9 !     
cov]$ ,/ate to report ea* prescription =
 a controll$ sub/ance disp5s$ by !      
disp5s] to ! ,,pdmp n lat] ?an #bd h\rs 
aft] ! controll$ sub/ance is disp5s$ to 
! pati5t2  7#d7 t ! ,,pdmp make         
available a qu>t]ly de-id5tifi$ data set
 & an annual report = public & private  
use1 includ+ use by heal?c>e provid]s1  
heal? plans & heal? b5efits             
adm9i/rators1 ,/ate ag5cies1 & rese>*]s1
 :i* %all1 at a m9imum1 meet requirem5ts

 e/abli%$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9      
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices2  7#e7 ea* ,/ate ag5cy t
 adm9i/]s ! ,,pdmp to-- 7,a7 proactively
 analyze data available ?r\gh ! ,,pdmp2 
&  7,b7 provide reports to law en=cem5t 
ag5cies & prescrib] lic5s+ bo>ds        
describ+ any prescrib+ practition] t    
repeat$ly fall outside ( expect$ norms  
or /&>d practices = ! prescrib+         
practition]'s field2 &  7#f7 t ! data   
conta9$ 9 ! ,,pdmp ( ! cov]$ ,/ate be   
made available to o!r ,/ates4  7c7      
,noncompliance ,if a cov]$ ,/ate fails  
to comply ) subsection 7a71 ! ,attorney 
,g5]al or ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices may )hold grant funds f be+    
aw>d$ to ! cov]$ ,/ate "u ! ,h>old      
,rog]s ,prescription ,drug ,monitor+    
,program e/abli%$ "u ! ,dep>tm5ts (     
,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1 & ,/ate1 ! ,judici>y1
 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ,appropriations     
,act1 #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-gg2 #aae 
,/at4 #gdh71 or "u ! controll$ sub/ance 
monitor+ program "u section #cii,o ( !  

,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#c74