Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018
This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-22 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-09 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-09 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |