I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8884 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide outreach 
and reporting on opioid use disorder treatment services furnished by 
opioid treatment programs under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. HIGGINS of New York) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
provide outreach and reporting on opioid use disorder 
treatment services furnished by opioid treatment pro-
grams under the Medicare program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Opioid Use 
Disorder Outreach Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND REPORTING ON OPIOID USE DIS-
ORDER TREATMENT SERVICES FURNISHED 
BY OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) OUTREACH.— 
(1) PROVIDER
OUTREACH.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct outreach to 
physicians and appropriate non-physician practi-
tioners participating under the Medicare program 
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) with respect to opioid use dis-
order treatment services furnished by an opioid 
treatment program (as defined in section 1861(jjj) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jjj))). 
Such outreach shall include a comprehensive, one- 
time education initiative to inform such physicians 
and practitioners of the inclusion of such services as 
a covered benefit under the Medicare program, in-
cluding describing the requirements for billing and 
the requirements for beneficiary eligibility for such 
services. 
(2) BENEFICIARY
OUTREACH.—The Secretary 
shall conduct outreach to Medicare beneficiaries with 
respect to opioid use disorder treatment services fur-
nished by an opioid treatment program (as defined 
in section 1861(jjj) of the Social Security Act (42 
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U.S.C. 1395x(jjj))), including a comprehensive, one- 
time education initiative informing such beneficiaries 
about the eligibility requirements to receive such 
services. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) OUTREACH.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the completion of the education initia-
tives described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate a report on the outreach con-
ducted under such subsection. Such report shall in-
clude a description of the methods used for such 
outreach. 
(2) UTILIZATION
RATES.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the completion of the edu-
cation initiatives described in subsection (a), and 
two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Ways and Means and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
the Senate a report on the number of Medicare 
beneficiaries who, during the preceding year, were 
furnished opioid use disorder treatment services by 
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an opioid treatment program (as defined in section 
1861(jjj) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(jjj))) for which payment was made under title 
XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 
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