Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act
Latest action · Jun 1, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor to establish a drug management program for at-risk beneficiaries.
Requires a PDP sponsor, with respect to covered part D drugs, to have in place, directly or through appropriate arrangements, a utilization management tool designed to prevent: (1) the abuse of frequently abused drugs by individuals, and (2) the diversion of such drugs at pharmacies.
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to authorize Medicare drug integrity contractors (MEDICs) to accept directly an individual's prescription and necessary medical records from pharmacies, PDPs, and physicians in order for MEDICs to provide information relevant to determining whether the individual is an at-risk beneficiary.
Requires the Inspector General of HHS to study the effectiveness of MEDICs in identifying, combating, and preventing fraud under the Medicare program.
Expresses the sense of Congress that Medicare Advantage organizations and PDP sponsors should consider using e-prescribing and other health information technology tools to support combating fraud under MA-PD plans and prescription drug plans under parts C (Medicare+Choice) and D.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2015 to May 14, 2015, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | May 13, 2015 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | May 13, 2015 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 14, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 13, 2015Introduced in House
- May 13, 2015Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | 21st Century Cures Act | Related bill | Jul 13, 2015 |
| HR 1021 | Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 | Related bill | Mar 19, 2015 |
| S 1913 | Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2015 |
| HR 5189 | Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 7, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- May 13, 2015Introduced in House
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