Title: Medicare Opioid Use Disorder Outreach Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Medicare Opioid Use Disorder Outreach Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) conduct outreach to providers and beneficiaries about the availability of opioid use disorder treatment services through opioid treatment programs under Medicare, and (2) report on the utilization of such services.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8884 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2022

  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Higgins of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy 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 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 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 programs under the Medicare program.

    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 ``Medicare Opioid Use Disorder 
Outreach Act''.

SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND REPORTING ON OPIOID USE DISORDER 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 practitioners 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 disorder 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, including 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 furnished by an opioid treatment 
        program (as defined in section 1861(jjj) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 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 initiatives 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 Finance of the Senate a 
        report on the outreach conducted under such subsection. Such 
        report shall include 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 education initiatives described 
        in subsection (a), and two years thereafter, 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 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 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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