Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018

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Bill Number

S 2579

Introduced

Mar 20, 2018

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Digestive and metabolic diseases Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care HIV/AIDS Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education

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Summary

Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand its grant program for combating hepatitis C infections to include other infections associated with injection drug use.

Actions

Mar 20, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 20, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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