Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act

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Introduced

28 January 2016

Last action

23 March 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Summary

Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise requirements for and limitations on practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish grant programs to: (1) encourage prescribing and purchase of opioid overdose reversal drugs (e.g., naloxone), and (2) develop prescribing guidelines for such drugs. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin or certain pain medications.) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must provide support to improve drug overdose surveillance and reporting capabilities. HHS may support syringe exchange programs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must provide support to: (1) reduce drug overdose deaths; and (2) develop, expand, and enhance substance use recovery support services. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women. The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment must: (1) carry out a pilot program to support services for pregnant and postpartum women with a substance use disorder; (2) award grants to expand treatment activities in areas with a high rate of, or a rapid increase in, the use of opioids; and (3) support increasing the capacity of substance use disorder services for adolescents. This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and Internal Revenue Code to direct HHS and the Departments of Labor and the Treasury to require disclosures, issue guidance, conduct audits, and publish information regarding the requirement for group health plans and health insurance coverage to have parity between mental health and substance use disorder benefits and medical and surgical benefits. HHS must establish a consumer parity portal website. HHS must establish a loan repayment program for substance use disorder health professionals.

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Timeline

28 January 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 January 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
3 February 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
4 February 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
23 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → TREAT Act
related to → Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016
related to → Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
related to → Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015
related to → TREAT Act
related to → Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015
related to → Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
related to ← Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act
related to ← Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4396
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