1567 -- VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 | Poliscope

VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017

1567

115th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

July 13, 2017

Latest Action

July 13, 2017

Primary Sponsor

Joe DonnellyDemocratic(IN)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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vs 3,805 other S bills in the 115th — cohort avg 41d

Summary

VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.