HR 5630
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants.
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Bill overview
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require states receiving Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants to provide more detailed information about their drug treatment programs. Specifically, states must report on the drugs available for medication-assisted treatment, their medication-assisted treatment programs and protocols, data on drug misuse, and drug screening protocols used within their systems of care. This aims to improve the federal government’s understanding of state-level substance use treatment efforts and ensure better data collection.
Key provisions
- Requires states to report on available drugs for medication-assisted treatment.
- Requires states to detail their medication-assisted treatment programs and protocols.
- Requires states to report data on drug misuse related to medication-assisted treatment.
- Requires states to outline drug screening protocols within their systems of care.
Who is affected
- State governments
- Healthcare providers offering substance use treatment
- Individuals seeking substance use treatment
- Federal government (through block grant funding)
Notable changes
- Adds specific reporting requirements to state plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants.
- Focuses on data related to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and drug diversion.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 5630
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants.
Section 1932(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–32(b)(1)(A)) is amended—
in clause (ix), by striking and
at the end;
in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
the State’s medication-assisted treatment programs or protocols used for diversion and misuse prevention and enforcement;
the State’s data on any misuse of drugs used for medication-assisted treatment, including instances of medication-assisted treatment being mixed with other prescription drugs; and
the State’s data on any drug screening protocols within the State’s system of care, including any specific protocols for drug screening patients who receive medication-assisted treatment.