To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HC07127529B024A418779104797031D8F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act or the HERO Act.
- Section H2CC5D499006746C1914AD5FFC97324D8: 2. School grants for opioid overdose reversal drugs Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human...
- Section H05B3CD9810F047B8B24CC82680F06B1F: 3. Reporting to Federal information systems of school distribution of opioid overdose reversal drugs Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Sánchez, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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