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“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5176) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non- fatal overdose after emergency room discharge, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5176 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 the ``Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY ROOM DISCHARGE AND CARE COORDINATION FOR DRUG OVERDOSE PATIENTS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program (in this Act referred to as the ``Program'') to develop protocols for discharging patients who have presented with a drug overdose and enhance the integration and coordination of care and treatment options for individuals with substance use disorder after discharge. (b) Grant Establishment and Participation.-- (1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to not more than 20 eligible entities described in paragraph (2). (2) Eligibility.-- (A) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an entity shall be-- (i) a health care site described in subparagraph (B); or (ii) a health care site coordinator described in subparagraph (C).…”