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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
issue guidance on :e!r hospital em]g5cy 
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ov]dose1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,tyl]'s   
,law4  #b4 ,te/+ = f5tanyl 9 hospital   
em]g5cy dep>tm5ts  7a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an
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em]g5cy dep>tm5ts te/ = f5tanyl 79      
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pot5tial b5efits & risks = pati5ts      
receiv+ su* te/+ = f5tanyl2 &  7#d7 h[  
f5tanyl te/+ 9 hospital em]g5cy         
dep>tm5ts may impact ! exp]i5ce ( !     
pati5t1 includ+--  7,a7 protections = ! 
confid5tiality & privacy ( ! pati5t's   
p]sonal heal? in=mation2 &  7,b7 !      
pati5t-physician relation%ip4  7b7      
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completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71  
bas$ on ! results ( su* /udy1 !         
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%all issue guidance on ! foll[+3 7#a7   
,:e!r hospital em]g5cy dep>tm5ts %\ld   
implem5t f5tanyl te/+ z a r\t9e proc$ure
 = pati5ts exp]i5c+ an ov]dose4  7#b7   
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hospital em]g5cy dep>tm5ts are aw>e (   
:i* sub/ances are be+ te/$ = 9 _!       
r\t9ely-adm9i/]$ drug te/s1 reg>dless ( 
:e!r ^? te/s scre5 = f5tanyl4  7#c7 ,h[ 
! adm9i/ration ( f5tanyl te/+ 9 hospital
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risk ( ov]dose & g5]al heal? outcomes4  
7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
hospital em]g5cy dep>tm5t means a       
hospital em]g5cy dep>tm5t z su* t]m is  
us$ 9 section #ahfg7;a7 ( ! ,social     
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