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S 1575 117th Congress Senate Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care quality Health information and medical records Medicaid Prescription drugs State and local government operations

IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

Introduced: May 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act or the IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

This bill establishes additional requirements for state Medicaid drug-use review programs with respect to individuals who experience opioid-related overdoses.

Specifically, programs must include protocols that (1) connect individuals who have experienced an opioid-related overdose within a certain period to appropriate treatment; (2) notify providers who prescribe opioids about subsequent fatal overdoses; (3) ensure providers are notified about an individual's history of opioid-use disorder, overdoses, or poisonings; and (4) educate providers about proper prescribing practices for these individuals.

What's happening now May 12, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1