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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. 103

Sec. 103. Establishment of working group on pain management and opioid therapy within the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee

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There is established within the Health Executive Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee established under section 320 of title 38, United States Code, a working group on pain management and opioid therapy for individuals receiving health care from either the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense that shall cover, at a minimum, the following: The opioid prescribing practices of health care providers of each Department.
The ability of each Department to manage acute and chronic pain among individuals receiving health care from that Department, including training health care providers with respect to pain management. The use by each Department of complementary and integrative health in treating such individuals. The concurrent use by health care providers of each Department of opioids and prescription drugs to treat mental health disorders, including benzodiazepines. The practice by health care providers of each Department of prescribing opioids to treat mental health disorders.
The coordination in coverage of and consistent access to medications prescribed for patients transitioning from receiving health care from the Department of Defense to receiving health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The ability of each Department to identify and treat substance use disorders among individuals receiving health care from that Department. The working group established under subsection
(a)shall— coordinate the activities of the working group with other relevant working groups established under section 320 of title 38, United States Code, including the working groups on evidence based practice, patient safety, pharmacy, psychological health, and pain management; consult with other relevant Federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with respect to the activities of the working group; and consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to, review, and comment on the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain, or any successor guideline, before any update to the guideline is released. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly ensure that the working group established under subsection
(a)is able to meaningfully consult with respect to the updated guideline required under subsection
(a)of section 101, as required by subsection
(b)of such section, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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