S. 3223

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Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act

Introduced 7/14/2016•114th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

7/14/2016 • Senate

Summary

Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to: (1) expand opioid use disorder treatment capacity, (2) make such services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and (3) help individuals receive treatment and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)

Funding is allocated to a state based on the severity of the opioid epidemic in the state and the strength of the state's response strategy.

The bill provides funds for these cooperative agreements for FY2017 and FY2018.

Introduced in Senate • 7/14/2016

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Policy Area: Health

Drug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingPrescription drugs