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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4817
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain Department
of Veterans Affairs medical facilities have physical locations for the
disposal of controlled substances medications.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. COOK, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia,
Mr. CROW, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. PENCE, Mr.
CRENSHAW, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. BOST, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. STEVENS, Mr.
MAST, Mr. CASE, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr.
RESCHENTHALER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GREEN
of Tennessee, Mr.
ALLRED, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. LAMB, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr.
GOLDEN, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. BACON, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mrs.
WAGNER, Mrs. LURIA, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mrs. MILLER, and Mr.
WENSTRUP) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that
certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities
have physical locations for the disposal of controlled sub-
stances medications.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Directly Returning
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Opioid Prescriptions Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
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VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES TO
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HAVE PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE DIS-
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POSAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MEDI-
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CATIONS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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shall ensure that each covered Department medical facility
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has a physical location where patients may dispose of con-
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trolled substances medications.
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(b) COVERED DEPARTMENT MEDICAL FACILITY.—In
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this section, the term ‘‘covered Department medical facil-
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ity’’ means a medical facility with—
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(1) an on-site pharmacy; or
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(2) a law enforcement officer.
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