Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Dec 14, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 20, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Dec 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 14, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3629 | Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: 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
- Health care coverage and access
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Licensing and registrations
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2021Introduced in House
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