S 1453
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act
Introduced: June 28, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include substance use disorder treatment facilities as medical facilities that may be designated as health professional shortage areas by the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill specifies the services that such a facility must provide to be eligible.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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