IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 28, 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 the last five years 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 happenedJun 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 28, 2021
- Jun 29, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 28, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 28, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House