MATE Act of 2021 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 or the MATE Act of 2021

This bill requires health care providers, as a condition of receiving or renewing a registration to prescribe potentially addictive drugs, to complete a one-time training on managing patients with substance use disorders.

In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants to health professional associations and education programs for integrating substance use disorder training into relevant curricula.

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