# 115-hr-5778: Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act

115-hr-5778, Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5778
- Congress: 115
- Title: Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly.

## Cosponsors (1)

- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-4547: Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5778 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5778)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4547: Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4547)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5778 (as of 2025-11-18).