Veterans would get written consent for more types of medications from the VA.
This bill would make sure veterans get written consent before being prescribed certain medications by the VA. It would expand current rules for long-term opioid consent to include drugs like antipsychotics, stimulants, and antidepressants. This means veterans would have more information about these treatments.
Today, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires written informed consent only for long-term opioid therapy for pain. If this bill passes, the VHA would also need to get written informed consent from veterans. This would apply before prescribing antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and other narcotics.
HR 4837 · 119th Congress · August 1, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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