H.R. 2004 · Passed House · Health

Tyler’s Law

Sponsor: Ted Lieu (D-CA)

What it does

• Direct the Department of Health and Human Services to complete a one-year study on fentanyl testing practices in Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments, including testing frequency, costs, and patient impa
• Require HHS to issue guidance within six months of study completion on whether emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as routine procedure for overdose patients.
• Mandate HHS guidance on how to ensure clinicians know which substances they are testing for in routine drug screens.
• Require HHS guidance on how fentanyl testing may affect future overdose risk and other health outcomes.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.

Committee: House Energy and Commerce