§1680q Prescription Drug Monitoring

Summary

The Secretary, working with the Secretary of the Interior and the Attorney General, must set up a prescription drug monitoring program at Indian Health Service facilities, tribal health clinics, and urban Indian clinics. Not later than 18 months after March 23, 2010, the Secretary must send a report to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives that explains the program’s needs, the planned development including any legal or administrative limits, and how the program could work with State prescription drug monitoring systems. The Attorney General, with the same two Secretaries, must assess whether federal and tribal agencies can collect and analyze data on prescription drug abuse in Indian communities and share that information, and must provide training for health care providers, tribal leaders, law enforcement, and school staff on awareness, prevention, and better responses. Not later than 18 months after March 23, 2010, the Attorney General must report to the same two committees about agency capacity, the training done, any needed infrastructure upgrades, and any legal or administrative barriers.