H.R. 2004 · 119th Congress — Tyler’s Law
Tyler’s Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete, within one year after the bill’s enactment, a study on how frequently Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl in…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 2004
- Status
- Latest Action
- Introduced
- 2025-03-10
- Latest action date
- 2026-09-15
Record overview
Tyler’s Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete, within one year after the bill’s enactment, a study on how frequently Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose, the costs associated with such testing, and how such testing may impact patients. Within six months after the study’s completion and based on its results, HHS must issue guidance regarding (1) whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, (2) how to ensure clinicians know which substances they are testing for in routine drug tests, and (3) how fentanyl testing may affect the future risk of overdose and other health outcomes.
Topics covered in the available bill text
- Section 2: Testing for fentanyl in hospital emergency departments
Selected section headings from the available bill text; this outline does not cover every provision or amendment.
Latest action
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sponsors
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
California · House District 36 · Democratic
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.