# 115-hr-4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018

115-hr-4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4841
- Congress: 115
- Title: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581.
- Introduced: 2018-01-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing health-care professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4841 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4841)

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