,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #b1 #bjbf,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,crapo7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to make opioid ov]dose rescue m$ications
 available to vet]ans & _! c>egiv]s1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,end ,vet]ans      
,ov]dose ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,provision (
 opioid ov]dose rescue m$ications by    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to vet]ans
 & _! c>egiv]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all make 
cov]$ m$ications available at ph>macies 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to any
 cov]$ vet]an or c>egiv] ( a cov]$      
vet]an at no *>ge & )\t a prescription4 
7b7 ,provision ( in=mation ,! ,secret>y 
%all ensure t any vet]an or c>egiv] ( a 
cov]$ vet]an :o receives a cov]$        
m$ication "u subsection 7a7 also        

receives drug in=mation on ! use ( su*  
m$ication4  7c7 ,limitation on use (    
in=mation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out   
?is section1 ! ,secret>y may only       
collect ! p]sonally id5tifiable         
in=mation ne$$ = prescrib+ cov]$        
m$ication1 & any p]sonally id5tifiable  
in=mation collect$ "u ?is section may be
 us$ solely = ! purpose ( deliv]+1      
evaluat+1 & enhanc+ ! quality ( heal?   
c>e4  7#b7 ,exclusion ,! ,secret>y may n
 use any p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation
 collect$ "u ?is section-- 7,a7 = !     
purpose ( prev5t+ a vet]an f employm5t2 
7,b7 z evid5ce ( a hi/ory ( drug use2 or
  7,c7 z evid5ce t an individual is an  
unlawful us] ( or addict$ to any        
controll$ sub/ance4  7d7 ,report  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,secret>y fir/ makes cov]$
 m$ications available to cov]$ vet]ans &
 ! c>egiv]s ( cov]$ vet]ans pursuant to 
subsection 7a71 & annually !reaft]1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report on ?is section4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!

 report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! numb] ( 
cov]$ vet]ans & c>egiv]s ( cov]$ vet]ans
 :o receiv$ cov]$ m$ications "u ?is     
section4  7,b7 ,an assessm5t ( !        
feasibility ( exp&+ ! au?ority "u ?is   
section to provide cov]$ m$ications to  
imm$iate family memb]s ( cov]$ vet]ans4 
7,c7 ,an assessm5t ( ! feasibility (    
exp&+ ! au?ority "u ?is section to      
include non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid]s
 ?r\gh :i* ! ,secret>y furni%es hospital
 c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & ext5d$ c>e      
s]vices to cov]$ vet]ans "u section     
#agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7,d7 ,an assessm5t ( tr5ds 9 !          
utilization ( cov]$ m$ications provid$  
"u ?is section4  7,e7 ,any o!r          
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y ) respect  
to ! au?ority "u ?is section4  7e7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,c>egiv] ,! t]m c>egiv] means-- 7,a7 a  
family c>egiv] ( a vet]an p>ticipat+ 9 !
 program ( compreh5sive assi/ance =     
family c>egiv]s "u subsection 7a7 (     

section #agbj;,g ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2 or  7,b7 a c>egiv] ( a    
vet]an p>ticipat+ 9 ! program ( g5]al   
c>egiv] support s]vices "u subsection   
7b7 ( su* section4  7#b7 ,cov]$         
m$ication ,! t]m cov]$ m$ication means  
any opioid ov]dose rescue m$ication1 su*
 z naloxone4  7#c7 ,cov]$ vet]an ,! t]m 
cov]$ vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9   
section #agjc7;b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code4