IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 12, 2021)
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 just happenedMay 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 12, 2021
- May 12, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - May 12, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate