H.R. 5719 · 115th Congress
Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Diane Black
- Introduced
- 2018-05-09
- Latest action
- 2018-05-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018
This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.