,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjai,mr4 ,fo/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   
,sub/ance ,use1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director (
 ! ,c5t] = ,sub/ance ,abuse ,treatm5t1  
to aw>d grants to ,/ates to exp& access 
to cl9ically appropriate s]vices =      
opioid abuse1 dep5d5ce1 or addiction4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,exp&+ ,opportunities = ,recov]y ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,opioid addiction treatm5t
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = 
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t] = ,sub/ance 
,abuse ,treatm5t 79 ?is section ref]r$  
to z ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y7 %all aw>d   
grants to ,/ates to exp& access to      
cl9ically appropriate s]vices = opioid  
abuse1 dep5d5ce1 or addiction4  7b7     
,requirem5ts ,z conditions on ! receipt 
( a grant "u ?is section1 a ,/ate %all  

agree to comply ) ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!    
grant w be adm9i/]$ ?r\gh ! head ( !    
,/ate's prim>y ag5cy responsible =      
programs & activities relat+ to !       
treatm5t ( sub/ance abuse4  7#b7 ,!     
s]vices ?r\gh ! grant w be evid5ce-bas$ 
su* z m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t =       
sub/ance use disord]4  7#c7 ,! s]vices  
?r\gh ! grant w be provid$ accord+ to a 
physician or a cl9ician's recomm5dation 
to ensure t individuals receive !       
optimal level ( sub/ance use disord]    
treatm5t = ! am\nt ( "t t is deem$      
m$ically necess>y4  7#d7 ,! s]vices     
?r\gh ! grant w be provid$ exclusively  
to individuals-- 7,a7 :o lack heal?     
insurance2 or  7,b7 ^: heal? insurance--
 7i7 does n cov] su* s]vices2 or  7ii7  
places o!r b>ri]s on ! receipt ( su*    
s]vices1 su* z-- 7,i7 limit+ cov]age (  
su* s]vices to a c]ta9 p]iod ( "t2 or   
7,,ii7 impos+ nonquantitative treatm5t  
limitations t are m /r+5t ?an treatm5t  
limitations impos$ on o!r m$ical        
conditions 7su* z a requirem5t to use   

less exp5sive s]vices1 l outpati5t      
treatm5t1 prior to m exp5sive1 b        
physician-recomm5d$ s]vices1 su* z      
inpati5t or resid5tial treatm5t74  7#e7 
,! grant w n be us$ to pay or subsidize 
! co/ ( m ?an #fj consecutive days (    
opioid abuse1 dep5d5ce1 or addiction    
treatm5t 9 ! case ( any individual4  7c7
 ,p]missible provision ( m$ications ,9  
exp&+ access to cl9ically appropriate   
s]vices = opioid abuse1 dep5d5ce1 or    
addiction ?r\gh a grant "u ?is section1 
a ,/ate may provide = ! use (           
m$ications1 9 conjunction ) o!r         
treatm5t1 s long z ! m$ications--  7#a7 
are lawfully m>ket$ "u ! ,f$]al ,food1  
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cja et seq472  7#b7 are cl9ically      
indicat$ to address ! abuse1 dep5d5ce1  
or addiction2 &  7#c7 are (f]$ consi/5t 
) consum] *oice4  7d7 ,coord9ation ,!   
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all coord9ate !    
program "u ?is section ) ! program =    
prev5tion & treatm5t ( sub/ance abuse "u
 subp>t ,,ii ( "p ,b ( title ,,xix ( !  

,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#ba et seq474  7e7      
,evaluation2 dissem9ation ( in=mation2  
te*nical assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 require 
,/ates receiv+ a grant "u ?is section to
 report appropriate outcome measures    
associat$ ) use ( ! grant1 includ+ any--
  7i7 decreases 9 sub/ance use2  7ii7   
*anges 9 ret5tion 9 c>e2  7iii7         
connections to ! next appropriate level 
( c>e2  7iv7 decreases 9 involvem5t )   
crim9al ju/ice activities2 &  7v7 o!r   
outcome data z appropriate2  7,b7       
require ,/ates receiv+ a grant "u ?is   
section to report data on individuals'  
l5g? ( "t "u cl9ically appropriate      
addiction treatm5t1 & ! use (           
m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t2  7,c7        
evaluate ! activities support$ by grants
 "u ?is section2  7,d7 submit to !      
,congress & ! ,secret>y1 & make publicly
 available on ! int]net site ( !        
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 in=mation ab\t !

 results ( su* evaluation2 &  7,e7 (f]  
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates receiv+ a  
grant "u ?is section reg>d+ activities  
fund$ ?r\gh ! grant4  7#b7 ,use ( c]ta9 
funds ,( ! funds appropriat$ to c>ry out
 ?is section = any fiscal ye>1 #e p]c5t 
%all be available to c>ry out activities
 "u ?is subsection4