Title: Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or operate comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Priority for grants must be given to entities located in states or Indian country with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate. Each center must carry out specified outreach activities and specified treatment and recovery services.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2589 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2589

To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant 
program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2018

Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant 
program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Opioid Recovery 
Centers Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RECOVERY CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 550. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RECOVERY CENTERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall award grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible entities to establish or operate a 
comprehensive opioid recovery center (referred to in this section as a 
`Center'). A Center may be a single entity or a set of integrated 
delivery networks operating together in one State.
    ``(b) Grant Period.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant awarded under subsection (a) 
        shall be for a period not less than 3 years and not more than 5 
        years.
            ``(2) Renewal.--A grant awarded under subsection (a) may be 
        renewed, on a competitive basis, for additional periods of 
        time, as determined by the Secretary. In determining whether to 
        renew a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
        consider the data submitted under subsection (h).
    ``(c) Minimum Number of Centers.--The Secretary shall allocate the 
amounts made available under subsection (i) such that not fewer than 10 
Centers may be established across the United States.
    ``(d) Application.--In order to be eligible for a grant under 
subsection (a), an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Such 
application shall include--
            ``(1) evidence that such entity carries out, or is capable 
        of coordinating with other entities to carry out, the 
        activities described in subsection (g); and
            ``(2) such other information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(e) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities located in a State 
or Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United 
States Code) with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate, as 
determined by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
    ``(f) Use of Grant Funds.--An eligible entity awarded a grant under 
subsection (a) shall use the grant funds to establish or operate a 
Center to carry out the activities described in subsection (g).
    ``(g) Center Activities.--Each Center shall, at a minimum, carry 
out the activities described in this subsection.
            ``(1) Outreach.--Each Center shall carry out the following 
        outreach activities:
                    ``(A) Perform community needs assessments.
                    ``(B) Train and supervise outreach staff to work 
                with State and local health departments, health care 
                providers, State and local education agencies, 
                institutions of higher education, State and local 
                workforce development boards, State and local community 
                action agencies, justice professionals, and other 
                community partners as determined by the Secretary, to 
                ensure that such entities are aware of the services of 
                the Center.
                    ``(C) Disseminate and make available online 
                evidence-based resources that educate professionals and 
                the public on opioid use disorder and other substance 
                use disorders.
            ``(2) Treatment and recovery services.--Each Center shall 
        provide the following treatment and recovery services:
                    ``(A) Ensure that intake and ongoing evaluations 
                meet the clinical needs of patients, including by 
                offering assessments for services and level of care 
                recommendations through independent, research-validated 
                verification processes for reviewing patient placement 
                in addiction treatment settings.
                    ``(B) Periodically conduct patient assessments to 
                ensure continued and meaningful recovery, as defined by 
                the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 
                Use.
                    ``(C) Provide the full continuum of treatment 
                services, including--
                            ``(i) all drugs approved by the Food and 
                        Drug Administration to treat substance use 
                        disorders, including opioid use disorder and 
                        alcohol use disorder;
                            ``(ii) medically supervised detoxification 
                        that includes patient evaluation, 
                        stabilization, and readiness for and entry into 
                        treatment;
                            ``(iii) counseling provided by a program 
                        counselor or other certified professional who 
                        is qualified by education, training, or 
                        experience to assess the psychological and 
                        sociological background of patients, to 
                        contribute to the appropriate treatment plan 
                        for the patient, and to monitor patient 
                        progress;
                            ``(iv) residential rehabilitation, and 
                        outpatient and intensive outpatient programs;
                            ``(v) recovery housing;
                            ``(vi) community-based and peer recovery 
                        support services;
                            ``(vii) job training, job placement 
                        assistance, and continuing education assistance 
                        to support reintegration into the workforce; 
                        and
                            ``(viii) other best practices, as 
                        determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Administer an onsite pharmacy and provide 
                toxicology services.
                    ``(E) Establish and operate a secure and 
                confidential electronic health information system.
    ``(h) Data Reporting and Program Oversight.--With respect to a 
grant awarded under subsection (a) to an eligible entity for a Center, 
not later than 90 days after the end of the first year of the grant 
period, and annually thereafter for the duration of the grant period 
(including the duration of any renewal period for such grant), the 
entity shall submit data, as appropriate, to the Secretary regarding--
            ``(1) the programs and activities funded by the grant;
            ``(2) health outcomes of individuals with a substance use 
        disorder who received services from the Center;
            ``(3) the effectiveness of interventions designed, tested, 
        and evaluated by an independent program evaluator;
            ``(4) the retention rate of program participants; and
            ``(5) any other information that the Secretary may require 
        for the purpose of--
                    ``(A) evaluating the effectiveness of the Center; 
                and
                    ``(B) ensuring that the Center is complying with 
                all the requirements of the grant, including providing 
                the full continuum of services described in subsection 
                (g)(2)(C).
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 for 
purposes of carrying out this section.''.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 3 years after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services shall submit to Congress a preliminary report 
        that analyzes data submitted under section 550(h) of the Public 
        Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a).
            (2) Final report.--Not later than one year after submitting 
        the preliminary report required under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress 
        a final report that includes--
                    (A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
                comprehensive opioid recovery centers established or 
                operated pursuant to section 550 of the Public Health 
                Service Act, as added by subsection (a);
                    (B) recommendations on whether the grant program 
                established under such section 550 should be 
                reauthorized and expanded; and
                    (C) standards and best practices for the treatment 
                of substance use disorders.
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