NOPAIN for Veterans Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Overview
The NOPAIN for Veterans Act aims to increase access to non-opioid pain medications for veterans. It modifies existing regulations within the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain non-opioid drugs and biological products in their formulary, which is the list of medications they cover. The bill also establishes a process for the Secretary to quickly add approved non-opioid medications as they become available. Importantly, funds from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund cannot be used to implement these changes.
Key provisions
- Includes non-opioid pain management drugs and biological products in the VA’s national formulary.
- Requires the VA to add newly eligible non-opioid medications to the formulary promptly.
- Establishes a process for including medications in the drug standardization list.
- Defines ‘non-opioid pain management drug or biological product’ based on FDA approval.
- Specifies that funds from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund cannot be used for these changes.
Who is affected
- Veterans
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Food and Drug Administration
Notable changes
- Expands the VA’s formulary to include non-opioid pain medications.
- Creates a streamlined process for adding new non-opioid medications.
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