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Improved Addiction Medication Monitoring: Enhanced Patient Safety

This new law aims to enhance patient safety by allowing state prescription drug monitoring programs to access data on addiction medication prescriptions. This will provide doctors with a more complete picture of a patient's treatment history, potentially preventing misuse and ensuring appropriate care. Citizens can expect their addiction treatment data to be shared for better medication oversight, ultimately increasing their safety.
Key points
Information on addiction medications will be shared with state monitoring programs if required by state law.
The goal is to increase patient safety and improve the management of addiction medication prescriptions.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_3595
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
Process start date: 2025-05-23