,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #b1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tuberville7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs to expand a       
directive of the ,veterans ,health      
,administration regarding informed      
consent to apply to certain types of    
medications4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,written       
,informed ,consent ,act4  #b4 ,expansion
 of certain directive of the ,veterans  
,health ,administration regarding       
informed consent to apply to certain    
types of medications ,the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs shall update         
directive #ajje of the ,veterans ,health
 ,administration1 dated ,may #ac1 #bjbj1
 and titled ,informed ,consent for      
,long-,term ,opioid ,therapy for ,pain1 
to apply to the following types of      

medications3 7#a7 ,antipsychotics4  7#b7
 ,stimulants4  7#c7 ,antidepressants4   
7#d7 ,anxiolytics4  7#e7 ,narcotics4