{"id":"11e45488-1b97-4689-a942-c589fb4c91fe","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"hr","billNumber":2004,"title":"Tyler’s Law","displayTitle":"Tyler’s Law","abstract":"Tyler’s Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete, within one year after the bill’s enactment, a study on how frequently Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose, the costs associated with such testing, and how such testing may impact patients. Within six months after the study’s completion and based on its results, HHS must issue guidance regarding (1) whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, (2) how to ensure clinicians know which substances they are testing for in routine drug tests, and (3) how fentanyl testing may affect the future risk of overdose and other health outcomes.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>Nothing would change at the emergency room right away. If you were brought in after an overdose, the drug test would work as it does today.\n\nThe Department of Health and Human Services would have one year to study how often emergency rooms test for fentanyl. The study would look at the cost, the benefits and the risks, patient privacy, and trust between patient and doctor. Within six months after the study is done, the department would publish advice on whether such testing should be routine. The advice would also cover how hospitals make sure doctors know which drugs a routine test checks for. None of it would force a hospital to test anyone.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["ECONOMY","ENERGY","GOVERNMENT_OPERATIONS"],"introducedAt":"2025-03-10T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-03-10T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2004","accountabilityFlags":{"transparency_accountability":["↑ Federal count of ER fentanyl testing — due within one year","↑ Federal advice on ER fentanyl testing — not a requirement","↑ Doctors knowing what drug tests cover — advice, not a rule"]},"tldr":"Health officials would study fentanyl testing in ERs and then issue advice — no hospital would be required to test.","summaryStandard":"v2","flagExplainers":{"transparency_accountability":["The department would have to count how often ERs test for fentanyl, and what it costs. The bill does not require the study to be made public.","After the study, the department would put out advice on whether such testing should be routine. The advice would not force any hospital to test.","A routine drug panel may or may not check for fentanyl. The department would advise hospitals on making sure doctors know what a panel covers."]},"flagValence":{"transparency_accountability":["good","contested","good"]},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","chamber":"HOUSE","policyArea":"Health","legislativeSubjects":["Drug, alcohol, tobacco use","Emergency medical services and trauma care","Government information and archives","Government studies and investigations","Hospital care","Medical tests and diagnostic methods"],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.","latestTextVersion":"Placed on Calendar Senate","textVersionUsed":"Placed on Calendar Senate","dateAdded":"2026-09-03T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-09-03T15:40:36+00:00","recordId":"11e45488-1b97-4689-a942-c589fb4c91fe","feedIdentityKey":"119/hr/2004","websiteBillId":"HR-2004","yourvoiceSummary":"Nothing would change at the emergency room right away. If you were brought in after an overdose, the drug test would work as it does today.\n\nThe Department of Health and Human Services would have one year to study how often emergency rooms test for fentanyl. The study would look at the cost, the benefits and the risks, patient privacy, and trust between patient and doctor. Within six months after the study is done, the department would publish advice on whether such testing should be routine. The advice would also cover how hospitals make sure doctors know which drugs a routine test checks for. None of it would force a hospital to test anyone.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T00:46:58.914258+00:00"}