[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 36 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1318-S1319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3438. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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

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epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 504. ELIMINATION OF COPAYMENT REQUIREMENT FOR VETERANS 
                   RECEIVING OPIOID ANTAGONISTS OR EDUCATION ON 
                   USE OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.

       (a) Copayment for Opioid Antagonists.--Section 1722A(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid antagonists 
     furnished under this chapter to a veteran who is at high risk 
     for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order 
     to reverse the effect of such an overdose.''.
       (b) Copayment for Education on Use of Opioid Antagonists.--
     Section 1710(g)(3) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``with respect to home health services'' 
     and inserting ``with respect to the following:
       ``(A) Home health services''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Education on the use of opioid antagonists to reverse 
     the effects of overdoses of specific medications or 
     substances.''.
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