HEAL Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4007
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act of 2023 or the HEAL Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that references in its grant programs to opioid overdose reversal agents are inclusive of any such agents that have&nbsp;been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).</p><p>Specifically, HHS must ensure that regulations, guidance, and other documents for grant programs&nbsp;that include references to opioid overdose reversal agents (e.g., naloxone) encompass any opioid overdose reversal agent that has been approved by the FDA.&nbsp;HHS must also update such references with respect to materials that were previously issued for State&nbsp;Opioid Response Grants, Tribal Opioid Response Grants, and Programs of Regional and National Significance for substance use disorder prevention.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2023 Mr. Armstrong (for himself and Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To ensure references to opioid overdose reversal agents in grant programs of the Department of Health and Human Services are not limited to naloxone.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act of 2023 or the HEAL Act of 2023 . 2. References to opioid overdose reversal agents in HHS grant programs (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that, whenever the Department of Health and Human Services issues a regulation, guidance, or other document for any grant program addressing opioid misuse and use disorders, any reference to an opioid overdose reversal agent (such as a reference to naloxone) is inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal agent that has been approved or otherwise authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration. (b) Existing references (1) Update Not later than the end of calendar year 2023, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall update all references described in paragraph (2) to be inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal agent that has been approved or otherwise authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration. (2) References A reference described in this paragraph is any reference to an opioid overdose reversal agent (such as naloxone) in any regulation, guidance, or other document of the Department of Health and Human Services that— (A) was issued before the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) is for— (i) the grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders under section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note; commonly referred to as State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants ); or (ii) the grant program for priority substance use disorder prevention needs of regional and national significance under section 516 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–22 ).