The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a markup beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 3 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building for opening statements only. The subcommittee will reconvene on Wednesday, November 4, at 10 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn to consider the following legislation:
* H.R. 2017, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 - Authored by committee member and Republican Conference Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), this legislation will provide clarity and flexibility for small businesses from some of the health care law’s most costly and burdensome regulations regarding menu-labeling requirements.
* H.R. 2446, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for personal care services furnished under the Medicaid program - Authored by Health Subcommittee Vice Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), this legislation requires states to have in place an electronic visit verification system for personal care services.
* H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act - Authored by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), the legislation addresses many of the issues identified by the Energy and Commerce Committee’s review of the nation’s mental health system. The bipartisan legislation aims to fix the nation’s broken mental health system by refocusing programs, reforming grants, and removing barriers to care.
* H.R. 3014, the Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act - Authored by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), this legislation would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow registered physicians to transport and administer controlled substances to patients at other practice settings and disaster areas if the physician enters into an agreement with the Drug Enforcement Agency.
* H.R. 3537, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 - Authored by Reps. Charlie Dent (R-PA), James Himes (D-CT), David Jolly (R-FL), and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the legislation would help stop the sale of deadly synthetic drugs by scheduling certain designer drugs (phenylalkylamines) in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
* H.R. 3716, the Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed from Medicaid and CHIP Act - Authored by Rep. Larry Buchson, M.D. (R-IN), this legislation addresses issues raised in a recent report from the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General that found health care providers terminated from Medicaid in one state were still participating in Medicaid and CHIP programs in other states.
* H.R. 3821, the Medicaid Directory of Caregivers Act - Authored by Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), this legislation would require state Medicaid programs that operate fee-for-service and/or primary care case management programs include a directory of physicians who served Medicaid patients in the prior 12 months on the Medicaid program’s website.
Electronic copies of the bills can be found on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s website here. A background memo, amendments, and votes will be available at the same link as they are posted. Related Items
* Health Subcommittee Markup
