Require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.
H.R. 8679119th Congress

Require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.

Introduced in the HouseRep. Mike Collins (R-GA-10)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · May 7, 2026

(a) In general

Section 1703C of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8) The standards established under this subsection shall require the Secretary to transmit a history of opioid prescriptions contained in records of the Department regarding a covered veteran—

(A) to a non-Department health care provider through whom the Secretary furnishes health care, pursuant to section 1703 of this title, to such covered veteran; and

(B) through a Third Party Administrator.

(b) Definitions

Such section is further amended, in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(3) The term Third Party Administrator has the meaning given such term in section 1703B of this title.

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