Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1502
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-09
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Reauthorization Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies competitive grants for comprehensive opioid recovery centers. These centers provide a full continuum of treatment and recovery services to individuals with substance use disorders.</p> <p>In particular, the bill permits applicants for the grants to demonstrate their capacity to provide the required treatment and recovery services through a letter of intent from a partner agency. A <i>partner agency</i> is a nongovernmental organization or other public or private entity (1) that primarily delivers mental health or substance use disorder treatment services, and (2) that the applicant coordinates with to provide the services required by the grant.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1502 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2023 Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Peters , Mr. Bucshon , and Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize comprehensive opioid recovery centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Comprehensive opioid recovery centers (a) Reauthorization Section 552(j) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–7(j) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028 . (b) Documentation for evidence of capacity To carry out required activities Section 552(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–7(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Documentation (A) In general Evidence required to be provided under paragraph (1) may be provided through a letter of intent from partner agencies or other relevant documentation (as defined by the Secretary). (B) Partner agency defined In this paragraph, the term partner agency means a non-governmental organization or other public or private entity— (i) the primary purpose of which is the delivery of mental health or substance use disorder treatment services; and (ii) with which the applicant coordinates to provide the full continuum of treatment services (as specified in subsection (g)(1)(B)) that the applicant is unable to offer on site. . (c) Center activities carried out through third parties Section 552(g) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–7(g) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking Each Center shall and all that follows through subsection (f): and inserting the following: Each Center shall, at a minimum, carry out the activities specified in this subsection directly, through referral, or through contractual arrangements. If a Center elects to carry out such activities through contractual arrangements, the Secretary may issue guidance on best practices to ensure that the Center is capable of carrying out such activities, including carrying out such activities through technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models described in subsection (f) and coordinating the full continuum of treatment services specified in subparagraph (B). Such activities include the following: .