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Opioid ECHO Act
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S. 2606 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2606


To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for training health professionals to treat opioid addiction and other substance use disorders through using technology-enabled models, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 22, 2018

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Udall) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for training health professionals to treat opioid addiction and other substance use disorders through using technology-enabled models, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Opioid ECHO Act”.

SEC. 2. Grants to train health professionals to treat opioid addiction.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the purpose of training health professionals to treat opioid addiction and other substance use disorders, including by providing medication-assisted treatment, through the use of technology-enabled models.

(b) Duration.—Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of 3 years.

(c) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:

(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term “eligible entity” means a nonprofit organization, an academic institution, a State, a Federally qualified health center as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)), or other entity determined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(2) TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED MODEL.—The term “technology-enabled model” means a technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building model, as defined in section 2 of the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (Public Law 114–270; 130 Stat. 1395).

(d) Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2020.