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Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

Introduced: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Feb 25, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

This bill removes the requirement that a health care practitioner apply for a separate waiver through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to dispense certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment).

Further, a community health aide or community health practitioner may dispense certain narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment without registering with the DEA if the drug is prescribed by a health care practitioner through telemedicine. It preempts state laws related to licensure for this activity.

The bill also directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to conduct a national campaign to educate health care practitioners and encourage them to integrate substance use disorder treatment into their practices.

What's happening now February 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related & companion bills 3

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Cosponsors 22

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Dec 20, 2022

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Dec 20, 2022

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Dec 20, 2022

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Dec 20, 2022

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Dec 20, 2022

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022

Padilla, Alex

California · Dec 20, 2022

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Dec 20, 2022

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Dec 20, 2022

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Dec 20, 2022

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Sep 28, 2022

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Sep 22, 2022

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Sep 14, 2022

Paul, Rand

Kentucky · Sep 14, 2022

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Aug 4, 2022

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Aug 2, 2022

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Aug 2, 2022

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jul 25, 2022

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Apr 7, 2022

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · Apr 7, 2022

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Jul 28, 2021

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Feb 25, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 445: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-445/

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