,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bc1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,vance introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to allow health plan           
policyholders to obtain information     
about controlled substances prescribed  
to adult children enrolled in such plan4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,dependent ,controlled     
,substance ,transparency ,act4  #b4     
,privacy exception with respect to      
controlled substances prescribed to     
dependents  7a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding the privacy regulations
 promulgated under section #bfd7;c7 of  
the ,health ,insurance ,portability and 
,accountability ,act of #aiif 7,public  
,law #ajd-aia2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b 
note7 or any other provision of law1 in 
the case of an adult child enrolled in a
 group health plan or in group or       

individual health insurance coverage as 
a dependent of the policyholder of such 
plan or coverage1 a covered entity shall
 make available to such policyholder1   
upon request1 information relating to   
any controlled substance prescribed to  
such adult child4  7b7 ,exception       
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply in the  
case of a controlled substance          
prescribed to an adult child as         
medication-assisted treatment for a     
substance use disorder4  7c7            
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term controlled substance has the      
meaning given such term in section #ajb 
of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb72  7#b7 the term covered
 entity has the meaning given such term 
in section #afj4ajc of title #de1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or any        
successor regulations772 and  7#c7 the  
terms group health plan and health      
insurance issuer have the meanings given
 such terms in section #bgia of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      

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