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H.R. 2004119th Congress
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"Tyler's Law" requires HHS to study ER fentanyl testing practices, then issue guidance within 18 months.
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HR 2004 directs HHS to study how emergency rooms test overdose patients for fentanyl and other drugs, examining testing frequency, costs, patient pros and cons, and privacy effects. Within one year HHS must finish the study, then issue guidance within six months on whether fentanyl testing should become standard and how it affects overdose risk.
Hospitals, emergency room doctors and staff, and patients treated for drug overdoses would be affected.
The bill does not mandate immediate changes to hospital testing practices, but its findings and guidance could shape future emergency room policies nationwide.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.