Tyler’s Law passed the House 554 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 119 words.
Tyler’s Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete, within one year after the bill’s enactment, a study on how frequently Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose, the costs associated with such testing, and how such testing may impact patients. Within six months after the study’s completion and based on its results, HHS must issue guidance regarding (1) whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, (2) how to ensure clinicians know which substances they are testing for in routine drug tests, and (3) how fentanyl testing may affect the future risk of overdose and other health outcomes.
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 233 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to placed on calendar senate · 278 words
- Subjects
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco useEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHospital careMedical tests and diagnostic methods
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 921 Tyler’s Law R · Passed one chamber