About the bill
H.R. 5773 requires (1), the Secretary to establish a standard for secure electronic prior authorization (ePA) no later than January 1, 2021, and expresses the sense of Congress that increased use of ePA will reduce access delays by resolving coverage issues before prescriptions for such drugs are transmitted and that a greater priority should be placed on increasing the adoption of ePA use; (2), the Secretary, no later than two years after the date of enactment, to establish a secure Internet website portal (or other successor technology) that would allow for a secure communication between the Secretary, plans, and the MEDIC regarding certain program integrity activities. The Secretary is required to use the portal to notify plans of providers that have program integrity violations. The Secretary is required to report …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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7 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Roskam opioid bill passes unanimously on House Floor”
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Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL6, 2007-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 21, 2018
“Kelly-Backed Opioid Package Signed into Law”
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Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA16]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 24, 2018
“Higgins Announces Committee Action on Several Pieces of Legislation Addressing the Opioid Epidemic”
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Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY26]
on May 22, 2018
History
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May 11, 2018
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Introduced
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May 16, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 19, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 19, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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Jun 22, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 17, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Oct 3, 2018
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Oct 24, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 5773 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5773. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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