3.0.0 3629 2022-12-29T21:18:18Z 2022-12-29T21:18:18Z Senate S 2022-02-10 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-10T18:22:07Z Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 117 6279 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2022-02-10 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2022-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2022-02-10 True B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2022-05-03 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2022-05-03 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2022-12-07 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Licensing and registrations Prescription drugs Health 00 2022-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2022-05-25T20:58:02Z Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022

This bill expands access to substance use disorder treatment by modifying the regulation of opioid treatment programs and narcotic drugs used for treatment, including with respect to a patient's unsupervised use of such drugs.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must issue regulations to further increase patients' access to unsupervised use or handling of drugs for treatment. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must study the effects of these revisions, and HHS must, as appropriate, promulgate additional regulations based on the study's findings.

SAMHSA must also study the impact of certain exemptions from certification requirements for opioid treatment programs that were granted as part of COVID-19 response efforts, including any additional costs or savings that resulted from the exemptions.

The bill also (1) allows specified types of health care providers to prescribe (subject to certain requirements) methadone that is dispensed through pharmacies for a patient's unsupervised use, and (2) provides statutory authority for a regulation that allows registered opioid treatment programs to operate mobile medication units without separately registering the unit.

]]> Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 Display Title Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize a study on certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through opioid treatment programs during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3629is/xml/BILLS-117s3629is.xml 2022-02-10 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.