U.S. Congress - H.R.1859 Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
H.R.1859 - Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants or contracts for prescription drug education and outreach for healthcare providers and their patients. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants or contracts for prescription drug education and outreach for healthcare providers and their patients. as introduced.
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4/1/2009--Introduced.Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants or contracts for: (1) the deOfficial Summary
4/1/2009--Introduced.Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants or contracts for:(1) the development and production of educational materials concerning the evidence available on the relative safety, effectiveness, and cost of prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and nondrug interventions for treating selected conditions, to be distributed and presented to health care providers who prescribe such drugs and their patients; and
(2) the development and implementation of a program to appropriately train and deploy health professionals to distribute such materials to, and otherwise educate, physicians and other drug prescribers concerning such drugs and interventions. Requires that grantees receive no support from any entity that manufactures products used to treat the medical conditions discussed.
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At least two other states — IDAHO and OREGON — have pilot programs underway. At least three others — CALIFORNIA, MINNESOTA and WISCONSIN — considered similar bills in 2009. Federal legislation (HR 1859 and SB 767) is also pending. ...
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