Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2482
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-05-02
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Drug therapy

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Government information and archives

Health care coverage and access

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill removes the requirement that a health care practitioner apply for a separate waiver through the Drug Enforcement Administration to dispense certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment).</p> <p>Further, the bill directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to conduct a national campaign to educate health care practitioners and encourage them to integrate substance use disorder treatment into their practices.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2482 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2019 Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. Luján , Mr. Delgado , Mr. Budd , Ms. Stefanik , and Mr. Turner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , and 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 A BILL To amend section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g) ) to eliminate the separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V (such as buprenorphine) for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019 . 2. Eliminating separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, and V for maintenance or detoxification treatment (a) In general Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823 ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (g); and (2) in subsection (g), as amended— (A) by striking (g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs to individuals for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment and inserting (g) Practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs (other than narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V) to individuals for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment ; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. (b) Conforming changes (1) Subsections (a) and (d)(1) of section 304 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 824 ) are amended by striking 303(g)(1) each place it appears and inserting 303(g) . (2) Section 309A(a)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 829a ) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the controlled substance is to be administered for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment under section 303(g)(2) and inserting the controlled substance is a narcotic drug in schedule III, IV, or V to be administered for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment ; and (B) by striking and— and all that follows through is to be administered by injection or implantation; and inserting and is to be administered by injection or implantation; . (3) Section 520E–4(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36d(c)) is amended by striking information on any qualified practitioner that is certified to prescribe medication for opioid dependency under section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Controlled Substances Act and inserting information on any practitioner who prescribes narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment . (4) Section 544(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd–3 ) is amended by striking any practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs pursuant to section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act and inserting any practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment . (5) Section 1833(bb)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(bb)(3)(B) ) is amended by striking first receives a waiver under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act on or after January 1, 2019 and inserting first begins prescribing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment on or after January 1, 2019 . (6) Section 1834(o)(3)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(3)(C)(ii) ) is amended by striking first receives a waiver under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act on or after January 1, 2019 and inserting first begins prescribing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment on or after January 1, 2019 . (7) Section 1866F(c)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc–6(c)(3) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C). (8) Section 1903(aa)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(aa)(2)(C) ) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by inserting and at the end; and (B) by striking clause (ii). 3. National education campaign (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall conduct a national campaign to educate practitioners with respect to the elimination of the separate registration requirement under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g) ), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, and V for maintenance or detoxification treatment. (b) Required components The national education campaign under subsection (a) shall— (1) encourage practitioners to integrate substance use treatment into their practices; and (2) include education on publicly available educational resources and training modules that can assist practitioners in treating patients with a substance use disorder.