I
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4837
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2025
Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand a directive of the Veterans Health Administration regarding informed consent to apply to certain types of medications.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Written Informed Consent Act
.
Sec. 2. Expansion of certain directive of the Veterans Health Administration regarding informed consent to apply to certain types of medications
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update VHA Directive 1005 (dated May 13, 2020, and titled Informed Consent For Long-term Opioid Therapy For Pain
) to apply to the following types of medications:
(1)
Antipsychotics.
(2)
Stimulants.
(3)
Antidepressants.
(4)
Anxiolytics.
(5)
Narcotics.