Federal Legislation Tagged With 'Medication Problems' Tag

HB100

Session: 116th Congress

Title: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

Description: Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A covered veteran is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. Among other elements, the report shall include the total number of covered veterans who died by suicide, violent death, or accidental death, as well as certain demographic information.

Last Action: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Last Action Date: April 30, 2019