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H.R.4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Jan. 18, 2018
- Latest Major Action June 12, 2018
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
26 (9 Democrats, 17 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - June 12, 2018
- Introduced in House - Jan. 18, 2018
Bill Summary
Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing health-care professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 12, 2018 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581.
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| June 12, 2018 |
Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
| June 12, 2018 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-747, Part I.
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| May 9, 2018 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| May 9, 2018 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| April 25, 2018 |
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
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| April 25, 2018 |
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Jan. 25, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Jan. 19, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Jan. 18, 2018 |
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.
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| Jan. 18, 2018 |
Introduced in the House by David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) |