Congress 117 - S 1046 - Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2021

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Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime and Law Enforcement Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Law enforcement administration and funding Medical education

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Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2021

This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2026 grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities.

Among the revisions, the bill

replaces statutory references to substance abuse with substance use disorder,
specifies that the term residential substance use disorder treatment program includes a medication-assisted treatment program,
requires the chief medical officer or other staff overseeing a program to complete training on the science of addiction and the latest research and clinical guidance on treating substance use disorders in criminal justice settings, and
allows people who are awaiting trial or in pretrial detention to participate in the programs.

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Aug 3, 2021

Held at the desk.
Aug 3, 2021

Received in the House.
Aug 2, 2021

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 30, 2021

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5223-5224)
Jul 30, 2021

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5223-5224)
Jul 30, 2021

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5223-5224)
Jul 30, 2021

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5223-5224)
Mar 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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