United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 1725 — National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Summary

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems ensuring access to prescription history information for the investigative purposes of appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing authorities. (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 the controlled substance monitoring program, including to: allow grants to be used to maintain and operate existing state controlled substance monitoring programs, require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to redistribute any funds that are returned among the remaining grantees, require a state to provide HHS with aggregate data and other information to enable HHS to evaluate the success of the state's program, and expand the program to include any commonwealth or territory of the United States. Allows the Drug Enforcement Administration, HHS, a state Medicaid program, a state health department, or a state substance abuse agency receiving nonidentifiable information from a controlled substance monitoring database for research purposes to make that information available to other entities for research purposes. Requires a state receiving a grant to: (1) facilitate prescriber and dispenser use of the state's controlled substance monitoring system, and (2) educate prescribers and dispensers on the benefits of the system both to them and society.

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Action History

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5796-5797)

  4. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1725.

  5. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5796-5798)

  6. Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  7. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 186.

  8. Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-245.

  9. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  10. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  11. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

  12. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  13. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  14. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  15. Introduced in House

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1725 do?
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems ensuring access to prescription history information for the investigative purposes of appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing authorities. (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 the controlled substance monitoring program, including to: allow grants to be used to maintain and operate existing state controlled substance monitoring programs, require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to redistribute any funds that are returned among the remaining grantees, require a state to provide HHS with aggregate data and other information to enable HHS to evaluate the success of the state's program, and expand the program to include any commonwealth or territory of the United States. Allows the Drug Enforcement Administration, HHS, a state Medicaid program, a state health department, or a state substance abuse agency receiving nonidentifiable information from a controlled substance monitoring database for research purposes to make that information available to other entities for research purposes. Requires a state receiving a grant to: (1) facilitate prescriber and dispenser use of the state's controlled substance monitoring system, and (2) educate prescribers and dispensers on the benefits of the system both to them and society.
Who sponsors HR 1725?
HR 1725 is sponsored by Ed Whitfield (R).
What is the current status of HR 1725?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 1725?
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