The Secretary must provide an opportunity for public input
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes, section 112, Sec. 112.
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The Secretary must provide an opportunity for public input
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 112 in the PDF
What the document says
“In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public input concerning the regulation by the FDA of opioid analgesic drugs”
The section requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for public input on the FDA's regulation of opioid analgesic drugs, including scientific evidence relating to conditions of use, safety, or the benefit and risk assessment.
What the document actually says
“In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public input concerning the regulation by the FDA of opioid analgesic drugs”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary must let the public speak. People can weigh in on how these drugs are handled. That input feeds the report.
What this is about
Public input means anyone can send in a view. Doctors, patients and drug makers all can. The law asks for science on how the drugs are used and how safe they are.
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