Legislation Comparison Grid TemplateUse this document to complete Part 1 of the Module 2 AssessmentLegislationComparison Grid and Testimony/Advocacy StatementHealth-relatedBill NameThe Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018DescriptionThe bill was passed to help improve the ability of the Departmentof Health and Human services, the Food and Drug Administration,the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesAdministration, and the Health Resources and ServicesAdministration, to help address the opioid crisis that is shatteringand effecting the lives of children, families and communities, tohelp states implement their plans for safe care and help improvedata between states (U.S. Senate, 2018).Federal or State?FederalLegislative IntentThe Legislative Intent is to bring awareness topharmaceutical companies to formulate new medicationswith non-addictive properties that work as pain-killers.
