Requires the Health and Human Services Secretary to study how hospital emergency departments test overdose patients for fentanyl, then issue guidance on whether routine fentanyl testing should be done.

• Requires a study, due within 3 years of enactment, of how often emergency departments test for fentanyl, along with the costs, benefits, risks, staff training needs, privacy concerns, and barriers to testing.
• Requires guidance, due 9 months after the study is completed, on whether fentanyl testing should be routine for patients experiencing an overdose and how hospitals can keep staff informed about which substances are tested.
• Applies to hospital emergency departments and independent freestanding emergency departments.

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (Senate)

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