Tyler’s Law
In progressTyler’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.
Sep 16, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.
Tyler's Law directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and issue guidance on the implementation of fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments for overdose patients. The bill aims to assess the frequency, costs, benefits, and impacts of such testing, with a focus on patient privacy and the patient-physician relationship.