Union Calendar No. 586
115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 115–753, Part I]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
May 15, 2018
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Bucshon) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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
June 13, 2018
Additional sponsors: Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Walden
June 13, 2018
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 13, 2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018”.
SEC. 2. Medicare incentives for use of non-opioid analgesics in hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers.
Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting “or, in the case of an eligible non-opioid analgesic (as defined in subparagraph (J)), during a period of 5 years,” after “3 years,”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(J) ELIGIBLE NON-OPIOID ANALGESIC DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘eligible non-opioid analgesic’ means a drug or biological—
“(i) that is an analgesic that is not an opioid;
“(ii) that demonstrated substantial clinical improvement; and
“(I) as an outpatient hospital service under this part was not being made as of the date of the enactment of this subparagraph; or
“(II) was being made under this paragraph as of such date.”.
Union Calendar No. 586 | |||||
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[Report No. 115–753, Part I] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for
the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for
other purposes. | |||||
June 13, 2018 | |||||
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce | |||||
June 13, 2018 | |||||
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |