Recovery COACH Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 22, 2018)
Recovery Coaches Offer Addiction Counseling and Healing Act or the Recovery COACH Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award three-year grants to state alcohol and drug agencies for: (1) developing, expanding, and enhancing the use of recovery coaches in hospital emergency departments through a recovery community organization; and (2) supporting recovery community organizations that recruit, train, and supervise recovery coaches for hospital emergency departments. A recovery coach refers to a person who has knowledge of or experience with recovery from a substance use disorder and has completed training from a recovery community organization.
What just happenedMar 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 22, 2018
- Mar 22, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Mar 22, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate