# 115-hr-5219: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018

115-hr-5219, Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5219
- Congress: 115
- Title: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-03-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2018 This bill requires retail distributors of opioids in states with prescription drug monitoring programs, for each opioid sale, to (1) verify the identity of the purchaser; and (2) enter into the program's system the name and address of the purchaser, the name and address of the patient for whom the opioid is prescribed, the name of the opioid, the quantity sold, and the date and time of the sale.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5219)

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- [115-hr-6988: Museum and Library Services Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6988)
- [115-hr-6904: To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the adminis…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6904)
- [115-hr-6866: To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6866)
- [115-hr-6796: Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6796)
- [115-hr-6793: Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6793)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5219 (as of 2025-11-18).