Written Informed Consent Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- Dec 2, 2025
What it does
The Written Informed Consent Act would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update an existing Veterans Health Administration directive on informed consent for long-term opioid therapy to also cover antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and narcotics. This change would expand the requirement for written informed consent before prescribing these medication types to veterans receiving care through the VA. The bill applies specifically to the Veterans Health Administration and its prescribing practices for the listed medications. It was introduced in the Senate on December 2, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.