Sec. 404. Peer support technical assistance
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, shall provide technical assistance and support to organizations providing peer support services related to substance use disorder, including technical assistance and support related to— training on identifying— signs of substance use disorder; resources to assist individuals with a substance use disorder, or resources for families of an individual with a substance use disorder; and best practices for the delivery of recovery support services; the provision of translation services, interpretation, or other such services for clients with limited English speaking proficiency; capacity building; and evaluation and improvement, as necessary, of the effectiveness of such peer support services.
The Secretary shall periodically issue best practices related to peer support services for use by organizations that provide peer support services. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.