Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act
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Overview
This bill reauthorizes funding for the Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women program through fiscal year 2029. The program provides grants to support residential treatment services for women struggling with substance use disorders who are pregnant or postpartum. It expands the program’s ability to offer health care services and includes a requirement for grant recipients to conduct targeted outreach to women disproportionately affected by maternal substance use disorders. The bill also increases the annual funding allocated to the program.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes the Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women program through FY2029.
- Expands the program to provide health care services instead of just health services.
- Requires grant recipients to develop a plan outlining outreach strategies targeting women disproportionately impacted by maternal substance use disorders.
- Increases the annual grant funding to $38,931,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
Who is affected
- Pregnant women
- Postpartum women
- Women with substance use disorders
- Substance abuse treatment providers
- Healthcare providers
Notable changes
- Changes the definition of ‘health services’ to ‘health care services’ within the program.
- Mandates that grant recipients develop and implement outreach plans targeting specific populations.
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