Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act

Bill: 114-s-3223
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2016-07-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to: (1) expand opioid use disorder treatment capacity, (2) make such services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and (3) help individuals receive treatment and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)</p> <p>Funding is allocated to a state based on the severity of the opioid epidemic in the state and the strength of the state's response strategy.</p> The bill provides funds for these cooperative agreements for FY2017 and FY2018.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3223 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2016 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Wyden , Mr. Leahy , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To increase funding to reduce opioid use disorders and overdose, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act . 2. Opioid use disorder and overdose funding (a) Funding There are authorized to be appropriated, and are appropriated, out of monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, $920,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, to reduce opioid use disorders and overdose, to be made available in accordance with this Act. (b) State targeted response cooperative agreements Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 509 the following: 510. State targeted response cooperative agreements (a) In general The Secretary shall enter into additional targeted response cooperative agreements with States under this title to expand opioid use disorder treatment capacity and make services more affordable to those who cannot afford such services. (b) Awarding of funding The Secretary shall allocate funding to States under this section based on— (1) the severity of the opioid epidemic in the State; and (2) the strength of the strategy of the State to respond to such epidemic. (c) Use of funds Amounts received by a State under this section shall be used to expand treatment capacity and make services more affordable to those who cannot afford such services and to help individuals seek treatment, successfully complete treatment, and sustain recovery. (d) Funding From amounts appropriated under section 2(a) of the Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act , there shall be made available to carry out this section, $460,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018. .