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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
7/24/2018 • House
Summary
Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018 or the SUD CARE Act
This bill increases the maximum number of patients that health care practitioners may initially treat with medication-assisted treatment (i.e., under a buprenorphine waiver), and also aligns federal privacy standards for substance use disorder patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Introduced in House • 5/15/2018
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Originated in the House
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May 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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