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S.2256: Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Nov. 5, 2015
- Latest Major Action April 27, 2016
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Bill Summary
Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information to certain prescribers on best practices for prescribing naloxone for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy or being treated for opioid use disorders. (Naloxone is a prescription drug used to rapidly reverse an overdose of opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 27, 2016 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
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| April 27, 2016 |
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| March 16, 2016 |
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Nov. 5, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7819-7820)
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| Nov. 5, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tim Kaine (D-Va.) |