Heidi’s Law
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Heidi’s Law, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, Government Operations.
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 H0270704D2710401AAA14E323A1DA60A4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Heidi’s Law.
- Section HDDB020F877C046DAA6DBBADDEB47D492: 2. Inclusion of testing for methadone use in certain drug testing procedures Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of...
- Section H6BC9A250F5904F84AEC5DC6D6AF2472B: 3. Inclusion of methadone in Department of Transportation drug tests Not later than 60 days after the final notice required under section 2(b) is published,...
- Section H1D2CC2BD2F0F442DA52F82429F59AF40: 4. To compel the Secretary to periodically update the mandatory guidelines for Federal workplace drug testing On an annual basis, the Secretary of Health and...
- Section HB06CF8A185FF4AF4A0508A5A7C7AB0DD: 5. Inclusion of newly established drugs in department of transportation drug tests Not later than 60 days after the final notice required under section 4(b) is...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Heidi’s Law, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Transportation, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Heidi’s Law, 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
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …
Introduced in House
Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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