,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjag,ms4    
,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts 7= h]self & ,mr4  
,j5k9s ( ,we/ ,virg9ia7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to au?orize ! ,secret>y (  
,heal? ( ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
to ,/ates 7or collaborations ( ,/ates7  
to e/abli%1 exp&1 or ma9ta9 a           
compreh5sive regional1 ,/ate1 or        
municipal sy/em to provide tra9+1       
education1 consultation1 & o!r res\rces 
to prescrib]s relat+ to pati5t pa91     
sub/ance misuse1 & sub/ance abuse       
disord]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,prescrib] ,support ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,res\rces = prescrib]s on pati5t pa91   
sub/ance misuse1 & sub/ance abuse       
disord]s ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cii,o (
 su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#c7 !   

foll[+3  #cii,o-#a4 ,res\rces =         
prescrib]s on pati5t pa91 sub/ance      
misuse1 & sub/ance abuse disord]s  7a7  
,grants ,! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to 
,/ates 7or collaborations ( ,/ates7 to  
e/abli%1 exp&1 or ma9ta9 a compreh5sive 
regional1 ,/ate1 or municipal sy/em to  
provide tra9+1 education1 consultation1 
& o!r res\rces to enable prescrib]s--   
7#a7 to effectively & appropriately     
treat & manage pati5t pa92 &  7#b7 to   
prev5t1 id5tify1 & respond to pati5t    
sub/ance misuse & sub/ance abuse        
disord]s4  7b7 ,sy/em implem5tation ,a  
sy/em fund$ ?r\gh ?is section may       
provide ! tra9+1 education1             
consultation1 & o!r res\rces describ$ 9 
subsection 7a7 directly or ?r\gh a      
pr(essional association1 an in/itution (
 high] education1 a nonpr(it            
organization1 or ano!r appropriate      
entity4  7c7 ,numb] ,subject to !       
availability ( appropriations1 !        
,secret>y %all make grants "u ?is       
section to n few] ?an #c ,/ates 7or     

collaborations ( ,/ates74  7d7 ,priority
 ,9 mak+ grants "u ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all give priority to         
applications to ,/ates 7or              
collaborations ( ,/ates7 demon/rat+ !   
greate/ lack (1 & ne$ =1 ! tra9+1       
education1 consultation1 & o!r res\rces 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7e7         
,evaluation ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !  
date on :i* a ,/ate 7or collaboration ( 
,/ates7 receives a grant "u ?is section1
 ! ,/ate 7or collaboration7 %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y an evaluation ( ! ext5t  
to :i* ! sy/em fund$ ?r\gh ! grant has  
be5 effective 9-- 7#a7 improv+ !        
treatm5t & managem5t ( pa92 &  7#b7     
prev5t+1 id5tify+1 & respond+ to        
sub/ance misuse & sub/ance abuse        
disord]s4  7f7 ,m9imum requirem5ts ,to  
be eligible = assi/ance "u ?is section1 
a sy/em describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all  
include--  7#a7 a pe]-to-pe]            
consultation program t enables          
prescrib]s to receive real-"t exp]t     
consultation 79 p]son or remotely7 ) a  

pa9 or addiction speciali/ to aid 9 !   
individualiz$ treatm5t & managem5t (    
pati5t pa9 & 9 respond+ to pati5ts :o   
are exhibit+ signs ( sub/ance misuse or 
sub/ance abuse disord]s2  7#b7          
coord9ation ) community-bas$ res\rces & 
s]vices1 includ+ m5tal heal? & sub/ance 
abuse res\rces1 pa9 & addiction         
speciali/s1 prim>y c>e res\rces1 &      
support gr\ps2 &  7#c7 a d$icat$ website
 to collect & dissem9ate in=mation =    
prescrib]s1 includ+-- 7,a7 in=mation on 
! consultation program "u p>agraph 7#a72
  7,b7 a detail$ & cont9u\sly updat$    
guide to ! community-bas$ res\rces &    
s]vices id5tifi$ & coord9at$ "u p>agraph
 7#b71 includ+ in=mation on ! s]vices   
provid$ & ! populations s]v$2 &  7,c7   
appropriate tra9+ & educational         
mat]ials1 su* z appropriate prescrib+   
guidel9es & in=mation on ! treatm5t &   
managem5t ( *ronic pa91 alt]natives to  
opioid-bas$ pa9 treatm5t1 sub/ance abuse
 scre5+1 & foll[-up support4  7g7       
,application ,to seek a grant "u ?is    

section1 a ,/ate 7or collaboration (    
,/ates7 %all submit an application to ! 
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7h7 ,prescrib] def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m prescrib] means a heal?  
c>e pr(essional au?oriz$ "u ,/ate law to
 prescribe drugs4  7i7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah   
?r\gh #bjbb4  4