3.0.0 2562 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z Senate S 2016-02-22 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-02-22T23:16:14Z Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 114 4982 HR 2016-05-12 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS TREAT Act 114 2536 HR 2015-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 114 3680 HR 2016-05-12 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 114 3691 HR 2016-05-12 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 114 4276 HR 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act 114 4396 HR 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 114 4435 HR 2016-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Related bill CRS TREAT Act 114 1455 S 2016-04-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441. Related bill CRS Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 114 2226 S 2015-11-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2016-02-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2016-02-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-02-22 True Health Accounting and auditing Administrative remedies Child health Disability and health-based discrimination Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employee benefits and pensions Family services Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Home and outpatient care Hospital care Licensing and registrations Medical education Mental health Prescription drugs State and local government operations Student aid and college costs Women's health Health 00 2016-02-22 Introduced in Senate 2016-10-03T13:19:29Z 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 reduce drug overdose deaths.

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women.

HHS 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; (3) support increasing the capacity of substance use disorder services for adolescents; and (4) develop, expand, and enhance substance use recovery support services.

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.

]]> Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act Display Title Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to support a comprehensive public health response to the heroin and prescription drug abuse crisis. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act Introduced in Senate 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2562is/xml/BILLS-114s2562is.xml 2016-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.