[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1232-S1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3394. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award 
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse 
and heroin use; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. OPIOID ADDICTION TREATMENT.

       Section 303(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 
     2016, the federally regulated opioid addiction treatment 
     infrastructure shall be organized according to the hub and 
     spoke model, so that the following goals are met without 
     causing undue burden on physician practices:

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       ``(I) Opioid addicted individuals who are patients in a 
     federally regulated opioid addiction treatment program should 
     be educated about all treatment options and strategies.
       ``(II) Each patient shall be offered an individualized 
     assessment, followed by a treatment plan developed with the 
     patient's involvement.
       ``(III) Patient compliance and progress should be monitored 
     to protect against medication diversion and to guide changes 
     to the treatment plan as needed.
       ``(IV) All practitioners participating in a federally 
     regulated opioid addiction treatment program shall offer, 
     either directly or by referral, the treatments that are most 
     appropriate for the patient.
       ``(V) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services shall 
     ensure training on all available treatments as well as 
     treatments that may become available in the future.''.
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