,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iagh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjbd,mr4  
,z9ke 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 ,van  
,ord51 & ,mr4 ,ciscomani7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to improve access ( heal? 
c>e provid]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs to prescription drug monitor+  
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an 
,prescription ,safety ,improvem5t ,act4 
#b4 ,prescription drug monitor+ programs
 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 
,expansion ( access ( heal? c>e provid]s
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ,section #agcj;,b ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by /rik+ to  
cov]$ pati5ts2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7c71
 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7#c7 ,! t]m lic5s$ heal? c>e   
provid] means a heal? c>e provid] :o    
is-- 7,a7 an employee or contractor ( ! 

,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7 lic5s$1 c]tifi$1 or  
regi/]$ by a ,/ate to fill or prescribe 
m$ication )9 ! scope ( practice = !     
,dep>tm5t4  4  7b7 ,guidance & tra9+    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,su* section is fur!r     
am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7b7 ,guidance & tra9+  7#a7 ,!
 ,secret>y %all issue guidance to       
ph>macy p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t 7includ+ 
lic5s$ heal? c>e provid]s7 t prescribes 
be/ practices = conduct+ a qu]y describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 ^u receipt ( a        
prescription = a controll$ sub/ance f a 
heal? c>e provid] :o provides heal? c>e 
to a vet]an "u section #agjc ( ?is      
title4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all provide  
su* ph>macy p]sonnel ) annual tra9+ on--
 7,a7 be/ practices prescrib$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 ! requirem5ts (  
,/ate & regional prescription drug      
monitor+ programs4  4  7#b7             
,implem5tation ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all c>ry out subsection 7b7 ( 
su* section1 z am5d$ by ?is subsection1 
n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !       

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,au?oriz$     
disclosure ( in=mation ,subsection 7l7 (
 section #egja ( su* title is am5d$ to  
read z foll[s3  7l7 ,"u regulations     
prescrib$ ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y may  
disclose in=mation ab\t an individual to
 a ,/ate controll$ sub/ance monitor+    
program1 includ+ a program approv$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 
section #cii,o ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#c74 
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