Hearing: Combating the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 (10:00 AM)

Continuation on Thursday, March 22, 2018 (10:00 AM)

Meeting was rescheduled to the time and date listed above.
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Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 11:17 AM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Dr. Anne Schuchat
Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 11:17 AM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Dr. Christopher M. Jones, PharmD., M.P.H.
Director of the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Panel two

The Honorable Patrick Kennedy
Founder, The Kennedy Forum

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Ms. Sue Thau
Public Policy Consultant, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Ms. Cartier Esham
Executive Vice President, Emerging Companies, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Added 03/19/2018 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Mr. Jeffrey Francer
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Association for Accessible Medicines

Added 03/19/2018 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Dr. John Holaday
Chairman and CEO, DisposeRx

Added 03/19/2018 at 09:53 AM Updated 03/21/2018 at 08:57 AM
Updated 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM Updated 03/21/2018 at 08:57 AM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM Updated 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM

Panel three

Dr. Eric Strain
Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Dr. Kenneth Martz
Special Projects Consultant, Gaudenzia

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 10:04 AM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Mr. Brad Bauer
Senior Vice President, Appriss Health

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Dr. William Banner
Board President, American Association of Poison Control Centers

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Dr. Michael Kilkenny
Physician Director, Cabell-Huntington Health Department of West Virginia

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Panel four

Ms. Jessica Hulsey Nickel
Founder, President, and CEO, Addiction Policy Forum

Added 03/19/2018 at 09:53 AM Updated 03/22/2018 at 01:43 PM
Updated 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM Updated 03/22/2018 at 01:43 PM
    Updated 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM

Mr. Ryan Hampton
Recovery Advocate, Facing Addiction

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Ms. Carlene Deal-Smith
Peer Support Specialist, Presbyterian Medical Services

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 11:17 AM Updated 03/21/2018 at 04:09 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Dr. Mark Rosenberg
Chairman of Emergency Medicine and Chief Innovation Officer, St. Joseph's Healthcare System, on behalf of American College of Emergency Physicians

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 10:04 AM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Ms. Stacy Bohlen
CEO, National Indian Health Board

Added 03/19/2018 at 09:53 AM Updated 03/22/2018 at 01:43 PM
Updated 03/22/2018 at 01:43 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 10:04 AM Updated 03/22/2018 at 01:43 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2018 at 10:13 AM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM Updated 03/22/2018 at 01:43 PM

Ms. Alexis Horan
Vice President of Government Relations, Clean Slate Centers

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Witness Invitation [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:35 PM
  • Truth in Testimony and CV [PDF] Added 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 449, Synthetic Drug Awareness Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 5002, Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 5009, Jessie's Law [PDF]
  • H.R. 5102, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 5140, Tribal Addiction and Recovery Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 5272, Reinforcing Evidence-Based Standards Under Law in Treating Substance Abuse Act [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, Poison Center Network Enhancement Act [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, A Bill to Improve Fentanyl Testing and Surveillance [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious Diseases Act [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, A Bill to Enhance and Improve State-run Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, A Bill to Support the Peer Support Specialist Workforce [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, FDA Accelerated Approval and Breakthrough Therapy Status [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, FDA and International Mail [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, FDA Opioid Sparing [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, FDA Packaging and Disposal [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, FDA Long-term Efficacy [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. __, FDA Misuse/Abuse [PDF]
  • H.R. 4684, Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act [PDF] Added 03/16/2018 at 02:30 PM

Amendments

  • Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3692 [PDF]
  • Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act [PDF]
  • Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 03/15/2018 at 09:48 AM
  • Background Memo [PDF] Added 03/19/2018 at 08:45 AM Updated 03/20/2018 at 06:49 PM
    Updated 03/22/2018 at 01:43 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - SAMHSA Statement [PDF] Added 03/21/2018 at 04:09 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American Academy of Neurology Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American Society of Addiction Medicine Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Electronic Health Record Association Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - National Association of Chain Drug Stores Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - National Coalition on Health Care Statement on HR 3528 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - National Coalition on Health Care Statement on HR 3692 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Ohio State University Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund Statement [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Addiction Medicine Foundation Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Addiction Policy Forum Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American Nurses Association Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American Osteopathic Association and the Massachusetts Osteopathic Society Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - American Society of Addiction Medicine Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Association for Behavioral Healthcare Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Legacy Community Health Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - National Board for Certified Counselors Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - National Council for Behavioral Health Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - U.S. Representatives Clark and Rogers Statement on HR 5102 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Congressman Patrick Kennedy Hearing Testimony [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record- Rep. Burgess - Journal of Accountable Care Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record- Rep. Burgess - American Journal on Addictions Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record- Rep. Burgess - New England Journal of Medicine Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record- Rep. Burgess - Journal of American Medicine Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/23/2018 at 02:26 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Ascension Michigan Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Bloomberg Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Congressman Patrick Kennedy Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Health Data Management Article in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - National Governor Association Recommentions in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis Draft Report in Relation to the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Confidentiality Coalition Statement in Support of the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Premier Statement in Support of the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - America's Essential Hospitals Statement in Support of the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Healthcare Leadership Council Statement in Support of the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Partnership to Amend Part 2 Statement in Support of the Mullin AINS to HR 3545 [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Lance - Opioid Infectious Diseases Coalition Statement in Support of HR __, the Eliminating Opioid-related Infectious Diseases Act [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Lance - American Liver Foundation Statement in Support of HR __, the Eliminating Opioid-related Infectious Diseases Act [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Lance - National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Statement in Support of HR __, the Eliminating Opioid-related Infectious Diseases Act [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Lance - National Association of County and City Health Officials Statement in Support of HR __, Eliminating Opioid-related Infectious Diseases Act [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Lance - National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable Statement in Support of HR __, Eliminating Opioid-related Infectious Diseases Act [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Lance - The AIDS Institute Statement in Support of HR __, Eliminating Opioid-related Infectious Diseases Act [PDF] Added 03/26/2018 at 11:01 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Guthrie - Titan Pharmaceuticals Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 09:32 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - Campaign to Protect Patient Privacy Rights Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 09:32 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 09:32 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - Everfi Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 09:32 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc. Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 09:32 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 09:32 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Butterfield - SAMHSA MFP Letter [PDF] Added 03/29/2018 at 06:23 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - Journal of Addiction Medicine Statement [PDF] Added 04/04/2018 at 11:38 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - Rep. Kuster Statement [PDF] Added 04/04/2018 at 11:38 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - Politico Document [PDF] Added 04/04/2018 at 11:38 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Green - American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Statement [PDF] Added 04/04/2018 at 11:38 AM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Walden [PDF] Added 03/21/2018 at 04:09 PM
  • Opening Statement - Health Subcommittee Chairman Burgess [PDF] Added 03/21/2018 at 04:09 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member Pallone [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 10:32 AM
  • Opening Statement - Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Green [PDF] Added 03/27/2018 at 10:32 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Attendance (Day 1) [PDF] Added 03/21/2018 at 04:09 PM
  • Hearing Attendance (Day 2) [PDF] Added 03/22/2018 at 05:27 PM
  • Preliminary Transcript (Day 2) [PDF] Added 03/29/2018 at 06:23 PM
  • Preliminary Transcript (Day 1) [PDF] Added 08/21/2018 at 12:13 PM

First Published: March 14, 2018 at 05:52 PM
Last Updated: August 21, 2018 at 12:13 PM