This bill would add a new section to title 38 of the United States Code requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without a prescription. The bill also changes a separate provision to remove any copayment requirement for that opioid antagonist.
If you are a veteran eligible for VA care, the VA would be required to provide an opioid antagonist (a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose) without a prescription and without a copayment. If you are not a veteran or do not get VA care, the bill does not apply. The bill text does not give details about how or when the VA must distribute the drug.
The bill removes the copayment requirement for the opioid antagonist. No publicly available information on estimated costs, budget impacts, or how the VA would pay for the drug supply is included in the bill text or provided metadata.
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