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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2562 (Introduced in Senate) — To support a comprehensive public health response to the heroin and prescription drug abuse crisis. · Sec. 305

Sec. 305. Pilot program grants for State substance abuse agencies

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From amounts made available under section 508(s) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–1 ), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall carry out a pilot program under which competitive grants are made by the Secretary to State substance abuse agencies to— enhance flexibility in the use of funds designed to support family-based services for pregnant and postpartum women with a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorders; help State substance abuse agencies address identified gaps in services furnished to such women along the continuum of care, including services provided to women in nonresidential-based settings; and promote a coordinated, effective, and efficient State system managed by State substance abuse agencies by encouraging new approaches and models of service delivery.
In carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall— require State substance abuse agencies to submit to the Secretary applications, in such form and manner and containing such information as specified by the Secretary, to be eligible to receive a grant under the program; identify, based on such submitted applications, State substance abuse agencies that are eligible for such grants; require services proposed to be furnished through such a grant to support family-based treatment and other services for pregnant and postpartum women with a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorders; and not require that services furnished through such a grant be provided solely to women that reside in facilities.
The Secretary shall specify a minimum set of services required to be made available to eligible women through a grant awarded under the pilot program under this section. Such minimum set— shall include requirements described in section 508(c) of the Public Health Service Act and be based on the recommendations submitted under paragraph (2); and may be selected from among the services described in section 508(d) of such Act and include other services as appropriate. The Secretary shall convene and solicit recommendations from stakeholders, including State substance abuse agencies, health care providers, persons in recovery from substance abuse, and other appropriate individuals, for the minimum set of services described in paragraph (1).
The pilot program under this section shall not exceed 5 years. The Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality shall fund an evaluation of the pilot program at the conclusion of the first grant cycle funded by the pilot program. The Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, in coordination with the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on such evaluation.
The report shall include at a minimum outcomes information from the pilot program, including any resulting reductions in the use of alcohol and other drugs; engagement in treatment services; retention in the appropriate level and duration of services; increased access to the use of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of substance use disorders in combination with counseling; and other appropriate measures. For purposes of this section, the term State substance abuse agency means, with respect to a State, the agency in such State that manages the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act.
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(s)of section 508 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–1 ), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Of the amounts made available for a year pursuant to the previous sentence to carry out this section, not more than 25 percent of such amounts shall be made available for such year to carry out section 305 of the . Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act , other than subsection
(e)of such section.
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