REP LIEU'S BILL TO PREVENT FENTANYL OVERDOSES PASSES THE HOUSE

Washington, Sept. 15 -- Congressman Ted W. Lieu issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed Tyler's Law, a bipartisan bill designed to prevent fentanyl overdoses in the United States. Introduced by Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Tyler's Law requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete a study on how frequently hospitals test for fentanyl when a patient is experiencing an overdose. Based on these results, the bill instructs the HHS to issue guidance to hospitals on implementing fentanyl testing in emergency rooms. To this day, many emergency rooms do not include fentanyl i...