,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aejb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,guthrie 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,peters1    
,mr4 ,bucshon1 and ,mr4 ,tonko7         
introduced the following bill2 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 centers1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,comprehensive      
,opioid ,recovery ,centers              
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbc4  #b4    
,comprehensive opioid recovery centers  
7a7 ,reauthorization ,section #eeb7;j7  
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#g7;j77 is       
amended by striking #bjai through #bjbc 
and inserting #bjbd through #bjbh4  7b7 
,documentation for evidence of capacity 
,to carry out required activities       
,section #eeb7;d7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#bij;ee-#g7;d77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7            
,documentation  7,a7 ,in general        
,evidence required to be provided under 
paragraph 7#a7 may be provided through a
 letter of intent from partner agencies 
or other relevant documentation 7as     
defined by the ,secretary74  7,b7       
,partner agency defined ,in this        
paragraph1 the term partner agency means
 a non-governmental organization or     
other public or private entity-- 7i7 the
 primary purpose of which is the        
delivery of mental health or substance  
use disorder treatment services2 and    
7ii7 with which the applicant           
coordinates to provide the full         
continuum of treatment services 7as     
specified in subsection 7g77#a77;,b77   
that the applicant is unable to offer on
 site4  4  7c7 ,center activities       
carried out through third parties       
,section #eeb7;g7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#bij;ee-#g7;g77 is amended in the matter

 preceding paragraph 7#a7 by striking   
,each ,center shall and all that follows
 through subsection 7f73 and inserting  
the following3 ,each ,center shall1 at a
 minimum1 carry out the activities      
specified in this subsection directly1  
through referral1 or through contractual
 arrangements4 ,if a ,center elects to  
carry out such activities through       
contractual arrangements1 the ,secretary
 may issue guidance on best practices to
 ensure that the ,center is capable of  
carrying out such activities1 including 
carrying out such activities through    
technology-enabled collaborative        
learning and capacity building models   
described in subsection 7f7 and         
coordinating the full continuum of      
treatment services specified in         
subparagraph 7,b74 ,such activities     
include the following34