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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1641 (Introduced in Senate) — To improve the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, to improve patient advocacy... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Opioid Therapy and Pain Management Sec. 101. Guidelines on management of opioid therapy by Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense and implementation of such guidelines by Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 102. Improvement of opioid safety measures by Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 103.
Establishment of working group on pain management and opioid therapy within the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee. Sec. 104. Establishment of pain management boards of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 105. Study on feasibility and advisability of carrying out pharmacy lock-in program by Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 106. Reports and investigation on use of opioids in treatment by Department of Veterans Affairs. TITLE II—Patient Advocacy Sec. 201.
Establishment of Office of Patient Advocacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 202. Community meetings on improving care from Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 203. Improvement of awareness of patient advocacy program and patient bill of rights of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 204. Comptroller General Report on Patient Advocacy Program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 205. Report on transition by veterans between different health care settings. TITLE III—Complementary and Integrative Health Sec. 301.
Expansion of research and education on and delivery of complementary and integrative health to veterans. Sec. 302. Program on integration of complementary and integrative health within Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Sec. 303. Program on use of wellness programs as complementary approach to pain management and related issues for veterans and family members of veterans. TITLE IV—Other Veterans Health Care Matters Sec. 401. Additional requirements for hiring of health care providers by Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 402. Provision of information on health care providers of Department of Veterans Affairs to State medical boards. Sec. 403. Report on compliance by Department of Veterans Affairs with reviews of health care providers leaving the Department or transferring to other facilities. TITLE V—Other Veterans Matters Sec. 501. Department of Veterans Affairs program of internal audits.
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