HR 4974
116th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative treatments
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Nursing
Prescription drugs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
MATE Act of 2019
Introduced: November 1, 2019
Introduced by:
Trahan, Lori
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 1, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 1, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2019 or the MATE Act of 2019
This bill requires prescribers of controlled substances, as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, to complete specified education or training on the prevention, treatment, and management of opioid-use and other substance-use disorders. This education and training shall also satisfy the training requirements currently needed to obtain waivers to prescribe certain medication-assisted treatments for opioid-use disorders in settings other than opioid treatment programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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