House Bill 4938
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Respond NOW Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 6, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4938
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act or the Respond NOW Act
This bill establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2022 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including:
- Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment,
- National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses,
- Health Resources and Services Administration efforts to increase the availability and capacity of the behavioral health workforce, and
- Administration for Children and Families programs for child abuse prevention and treatment.
The bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to extend funding through FY2022 for programs to help states address substance use prevention and treatment.
The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a practitioner to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment to an increased number of patients under specified conditions.
The bill amends the Social Security Act to include methadone treatment in Medicare coverage.
February 6, 2018
04/05/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
02/12/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/09/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/06/2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
02/06/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:36 PM