Tyler’s Law

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2004 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2004

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance
  on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl
 testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose,
                        and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2025

Mr. Lieu (for himself, Mr. Latta, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
 Crenshaw, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Lawler, Ms.
   Davids of Kansas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Cherfilus-
   McCormick, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Titus, Ms. McBride, Mrs.
  Dingell, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill;
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance
  on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl
 testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose,
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Tyler's Law''.

SEC. 2. TESTING FOR FENTANYL IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete a
study to determine--
            (1) how frequently hospital emergency departments test for
        fentanyl (in addition to testing for other substances such as
        amphetamines, phencyclidine, cocaine, opiates, and marijuana)
        when a patient is experiencing an overdose;
            (2) the costs associated with such testing for fentanyl;
            (3) the potential benefits and risks for patients receiving
        such testing for fentanyl; and
            (4) how fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments
        may impact the experience of the patient, including--
                    (A) protections for the confidentiality and privacy
                of the patient's personal health information; and
                    (B) the patient-physician relationship.
    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 6 months after completion of the
study under subsection (a), based on the results of such study, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance on the
following:
            (1) Whether hospital emergency departments should implement
        fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients
        experiencing an overdose.
            (2) How hospitals can ensure that clinicians in their
        hospital emergency departments are aware of which substances
        are being tested for in their routinely-administered drug
        tests, regardless of whether those tests screen for fentanyl.
            (3) How the administration of fentanyl testing in hospital
        emergency departments may affect the future risk of overdose
        and general health outcomes.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``hospital emergency
department'' means a hospital emergency department as such term is used
in section 1867(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd(a)).
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