Sec. 220. Opioid overdose reversal medication access and education grant programs
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Section 545 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting access and education grant programs ; access, education, and co-prescribing grant programs in the heading of subsection (a), by striking and inserting Grants to States ; Grants in subsection (a), by striking shall make grants to States and inserting shall make grants to States, localities, Indian Tribes (as defined by the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994), Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) ; in subsection (a)(1), by striking implement strategies for pharmacists to dispense a drug or device and inserting implement strategies that increase access to drugs or devices ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)and
(4)as paragraphs
(4)and (5), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: encourage health care providers to co-prescribe, as appropriate, drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose; . Section 545(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee(d)(2) ) is amended by striking 3 years and inserting 5 years . Paragraph
(3)of section 545(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee(d) ) is amended to read as follows: A State may— use not more than 10 percent of a grant under this section for educating the public pursuant to subsection (a)(5); and use not less than 20 percent of a grant under this section to offset cost-sharing for distribution and dispensing of drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. . Section 545(h)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 through 2019 and inserting fiscal years 2023 through 2027 . Section 545 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee ), as amended, is further amended by striking approved or cleared each place it appears and inserting approved, cleared, or otherwise authorized .
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Opioid overdose reversal medication access and education grant programs
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