To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- May 7, 2026
What it does
The bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran’s history of opioid prescriptions from Department of Veterans Affairs records to any non-Department health care provider furnishing care to the veteran through the VA’s Community Care program, including via a Third Party Administrator. This applies to covered veterans receiving health care under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code. The change amends section 1703C of title 38 to establish this transmission as a required standard. The bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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