Markup of Opioid and Other Public Health Legislation, Subcommittee on Health (April 25, 2018)

Livestream

Key Documents

Memorandum from Ranking Member Pallone to the Subcommittee on Health

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement of Subcommitee Ranking Member Green as prepared for delivery

Preliminary Transcript

Legislation

H.R. 4275, Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Carter was adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Green was adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. 5202, Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.                 

H.R. 5483, Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote. 

  Amendment offered by Rep. Carter was adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2018,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. 449, Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2017, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

    Amendment offered by Rep. Green was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records, was not considered.

H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes, was not considered.

H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2017, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Latta was agreed to by a voice vote.

H.R. 4684, Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act of 2017, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

   Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Pallone was agreed to by a voice vote.

H.R. 5002, ACE Research Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5009, Jessie’s Law, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5102, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Burgess was agreed to by a voice vote.

H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended,  by a voice vote.

 Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Pallone was agreed to by a voice vote.

H.R. 5261, TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

    Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Burgess was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5272, Reinforcing Evidence-Based Standards Under Law in Treating Substance Abuse Act of 2018, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

  Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Burgess was agreed to by a voice vote. 

H.R. 5327, Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act 2018,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

   Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Rep. Guthrie was agreed to by a voice vote. 

H.R. 5329, Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. 5353, Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

    Amendment offered by Rep. Lance was agreed to by a voice vote.  

H.R. ____, To enhance and improve state-run prescription drug monitoring programs,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, To improve fentanyl testing and surveillance,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. ____, To support the peer support specialist workforce,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, CMS Action Plan,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. ____, Welcome to Medicare,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, Adding Resources on Non-Opioid Alternatives to the Medicare Handbook,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. ____, Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 17-10.

H.R. ____, Alternative Payment Model for Treating Substance Use Disorder,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote. 

H.R. ____, Use of Telehealth to Treat Opioid Use Disorder,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, Incentivizing Non-Opioid Drugs,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full committee by a roll call vote: 18 – 11.

H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Mullin was agreed to by a voice vote.

H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. ____, Mandatory Lock-In, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, Beneficiary Education,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Schakowsky was withdrawn.

H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Schakowsky was tabled after motion to appeal the ruling of the chair was tabled.

Motion by Rep. Collins to table the Schakowsky Motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair was adopted by a roll call vote: 18 – 13.

H.R. ____, Prescriber Notification, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. ____, Prescriber Education, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. ____, Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Expansion,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. ____, CMS/Plan Sharing,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1925, At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Cárdenas was agreed to by a voice vote.

H.R. 3192, CHIP Mental Health Parity Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. 4005, Medicaid Reentry Act, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution, was not considered.

H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth, was not considered.

H.R. 5477, Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider capacity under the Medicaid program, was not considered.

H.R. 5562, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy implementing certain recommendations relating to the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, and for other purposes, was not considered.

H.R. ____, Limited repeal of the IMD Exclusion for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorder, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 16 – 10.

H.R. ____, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 18 – 14.

H.R. ____, Medicaid DRUG Improvement Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 18 – 9. 

H.R. ____, Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 18 – 9.

H.R. ____, Incentives to Create Medicaid Health Homes to Treat Substance Use Disorder,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Transparency Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 18 – 10.

H.R. ____, HUMAN CAPITAL in Medicaid Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 18 – 12.

H.R. ____, Require Medicaid Programs to Report on All Core Behavioral Health Measures,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and postpartum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote. 

H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now Act,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Pallone was adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. 5554, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote. 

  Amendment offered by Rep. Schrader was adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, FDA and International Mail, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee, as amended, by a voice vote.

  Amendment offered by Rep. Blackburn was adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, 21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction Treatments,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a roll call vote: 19-10.

H.R. 5473, Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, FDA Packaging and Disposal,was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.

H.R. ____, FDA Long-term Efficacy, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to post approval study requirements for certain controlled substances, and for other purposes, was not considered

H.R. ____, FDA Misuse/Abuse, was ordered favorably forwarded to the full Committee by a voice vote.