Require HHS to study how often hospitals test overdose patients for fentanyl and issue guidance on implementing fentanyl testing in emergency rooms.

Robert E. Latta · Ohio · Republican

policy impact 0.60 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Tyler's Law requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete a study on how frequently hospitals test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose and to use the results of the study to issue guidance to hospitals on implementing fentanyl testing in emergency rules.

Latta promoted Tyler's Law, which would require HHS to study hospital fentanyl testing for overdose patients and issue emergency-room testing guidance.

Latta's Bills to Combat Rising Synthetic Opioid Deaths Advanced by House Energy and Commerce Committee
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GovInfo’s reported Senate text would require HHS to study how often emergency departments test overdose patients for fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances, then issue guidance on whether routine testing should be implemented and how hospitals can support it.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text matches the commitment, but it is reported bill text, not an enacted law or issued HHS guidance.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 921 (RS) - Tyler’s Law - Reported in Senate
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Latta’s office said the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced Tyler’s Law, described Latta as the lead Energy and Commerce sponsor, and said the bill requires HHS to study hospital fentanyl testing and issue implementation guidance.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Latta took concrete legislative action and the bill advanced out of committee, but the statement still urged House floor action, so the federal requirement had not been delivered.

partial same_term A for effort

Latta's Bills to Combat Rising Synthetic Opioid Deaths Advanced by House Energy and Commerce Committee
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Latta materially advanced matching federal legislation as an original House cosponsor and Energy and Commerce sponsor, and the House committee advanced Tyler's Law during his current term. The bill text would require HHS to study emergency department fentanyl testing and issue implementation guidance, matching the promise. However, the promise was to require HHS action; as of the available record, the bill had not become law and HHS had not been legally required to complete the study or issue guidance. This is a serious legislative effort but not delivery of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%