Warner Cosponsors Legislation to Prevent Deaths from Fentanyl Overdoses
June 05, 2024
June 05, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) cosponsored Tyler's Law, a bill directing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide hospitals with guidance on how emergency rooms can implement fentanyl testing in their routine drug screens. The bill is named for Tyler Shamash, a teenager who died of an overdose in part because - unbeknownst to the physician - he was not tested for fentanyl . . .
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) cosponsored Tyler's Law, a bill directing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide hospitals with guidance on how emergency rooms can implement fentanyl testing in their routine drug screens. The bill is named for Tyler Shamash, a teenager who died of an overdose in part because - unbeknownst to the physician - he was not tested for fentanyl . . .