National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this Act referred to as the Secretary) shall— (1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, submit a report to the Congress on the implementation of the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services, including on the progress in meeting the target outcomes approved by the Federal Interagency Steering Committee for Adverse Drug Events; (2) convene the Federal Interagency Steering Committee for Adverse Drug Events to update the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention; and (3) require such Committee, in updating the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention— (A) to consider advances in scientific understanding and technology pertaining to drug-gene interactions (including interactions among multiple drugs and genes), clinical outcomes, health care utilization, and the decreasing cost of genetic testing; (B) to assess the role of pharmacogenetics testing combined with clinical decision support as an evidence-based prevention tool; and (C) to evaluate operating characteristics for Federal adverse drug event monitoring systems and expand capabilities to identify genetic associations in adverse events.