I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1545 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2017 Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Bergman , and Ms. Brownley of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 . 2. Secretary of Veterans Affairs disclosure of patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before Under ; (2) by striking a veteran or the dependent of a veteran and inserting a covered individual ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In this subsection, a covered individual is an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by an employee of the Department or by a non-Department provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the Department. .