Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5009) to include information concerning a patient's opioid addiction in certain medical records, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5009 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as ``Jessie's Law''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF OPIOID ADDICTION HISTORY IN PATIENT RECORDS. (a) Best Practices.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, including a patient with a history of opioid use disorder, an expert in electronic health records, an expert in the confidentiality of patient health information and records, and a health care provider, shall identify or facilitate the development of best practices regarding-- (A) the circumstances under which information that a patient has provided to a health care provider regarding such patient's history of opioid use disorder should, only at the patient's request, be prominently displayed in the medical records (including electronic health records) of such patient; (B) what constitutes the patient's request for the purpose described in subparagraph (A); and (C) the process and methods by which the information should be so displayed.…”