,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ae1 
#bjbc,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,cardin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to improve access to opioid use        
disorder treatment services under the   
,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,supporting ,seniors with ,opioid ,use  
,disorder ,act of #bjbc4  #b4           
,increasing awareness and data          
collection regarding medicare coverage  
of opioid use disorder treatment        
services  7a7 ,required outreach ,the   
,secretary shall advance education and  
awareness among beneficiaries and health
 care providers regarding coverage of   
opioid use disorder treatment services  
furnished in person or via telehealth   
under the ,medicare program under title 
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq471 including

 by revising outreach and enrollment    
materials as appropriate1 making ,state 
and national contact information for    
health care providers publicly available
 in an easily accessible manner1        
tailoring outreach to at risk or        
underserved beneficiaries as            
appropriate1 and developing or improving
 continuing education programs that     
advance the education of providers on   
the prescribing of1 and relevant        
clinical considerations with respect to1
 opioid medications and substance use   
disorder treatment programs4  7b7       
,report and evaluation ,the ,secretary  
shall conduct an evaluation of the      
outreach conducted under subsection 7a7 
not later than #ah months after         
initiating such activities and shall    
submit to ,congress a report that       
provides an analysis of the             
effectiveness of outreach activities    
targeting beneficiaries who were        
previously not receiving opioid use     
disorder treatment services1 including  

the effect of such outreach on          
beneficiary access to care and          
utilization of services1 in addition to 
the number of providers treating        
beneficiaries for opioid use disorder in
 office-based settings4  7c7 ,improving 
data collection ,not later than #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,administrator shall provide  
data to the ,substance ,abuse and       
,mental ,health ,services               
,administration on-- 7#a7 the number of 
,medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with  
opioid use disorder2  7#b7 the number of
 beneficiaries who receive              
medication-assisted treatment under the 
,medicare program2  7#c7 the number of  
beneficiaries who receive               
medication-assisted treatment under the 
,medicare program who also receive      
behavioral therapy2 and  7#d7 any       
geographic areas in which beneficiaries 
remain underserved with respect to the  
provision of opioid use disorder        
treatment services under the ,medicare  

program4  7d7 ,stakeholder meeting ,not 
later than #ah months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall convene a meeting of   
stakeholders1 including practicing      
behavioral health providers1 to share   
best practices on the utilization of    
behavioral therapy among beneficiaries  
receiving medication to treat opioid use
 disorder under the ,medicare program4  
7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,centers
 for ,medicare  ,medicaid ,services4    
7#b7 ,medication assisted treatment ,the
 term medication-assisted treatment     
means an evidence-based treatment that  
consists of the administration of       
medications and related behavioral      
therapies4  7#c7 ,opioid use disorder   
treatment services ,the term opioid use 
disorder treatment services has the     
meaning given that term in section      
#ahfa7;jjj77#a7 of the ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7jjj77#a774  

7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services4