Sec. 306. Report on overdose prevention centers
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The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies shall— not later than 2 years after the date of the agreement, submit to Congress a report on overdose prevention centers; and include in the report required under paragraph (1)— identification of barriers to operating overdose prevention centers; a compilation of the data available to measure effectiveness of overdose prevention centers on preventing and reducing regional rates of overdose deaths, and practices utilized at overdose prevention centers to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder and recovery services; identification of best practices at overdose prevention centers to promote individual and public health, provide resources to individuals and families, improve access to substance use disorder and behavioral health services, and reduce stigma; recommendations for developing integrated care settings inclusive of overdose prevention sites and incorporating overdose prevention sites into referral networks; and recommended approaches to overdose prevention services that may serve as effective strategies for recovery for people using fentanyl, fentanyl-related substances, other synthetic opioids, and new emerging drugs of abuse (including harmful adulterants of fentanyl, such as xylazine).