Sec. 713. Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023
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This section may be cited as the . Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the number of annual overdoses among servicemembers. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: The total number of servicemembers who suffered a fatal or nonfatal overdose during the previous calendar year, including— demographic information, including gender, race, age, military department, military rank, pay grade, and station; the location of the fatal overdose, including whether the overdose was on a military base; and a list of the substances involved in the fatal overdose. Of the servicemembers identified in subparagraph (A)— the number of servicemembers who received mental health or substance use disorder services prior to a fatal or nonfatal overdose, including a description of whether such services were received from a private sector provider; the number of servicemembers with comorbid mental health diagnoses; the number of servicemembers who had been prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, or stimulants; the number of servicemembers who had been categorized as high-risk and prescribed or provided naloxone prior to a fatal or nonfatal overdose; the number of servicemembers who had a positive drug test prior to the fatal overdose, including any substance identified in such test; the number of servicemembers referred to, including by self-referral, or engaged in medical treatment, including medication treatment for opioid use disorder; with respect to each servicemember identified in clause (vi), whether the servicemember was referred after a positive drug test and the source of such referral; and the number of fatal overdoses and intentional overdoses. An analysis of discernable patterns in fatal and nonfatal overdoses of servicemembers. A description of existing or anticipated response efforts to fatal and nonfatal overdoses at military bases that have rates of fatal overdoses that exceed the average rate of fatal overdoses in the United States. An assessment of the availability of substance use disorder treatment for servicemembers. The number of medical facilities of, or affiliated with, the Department of Defense that have opioid treatment programs. A description of punitive measures taken by the Secretary of Defense in response to substance misuse, substance use disorder, or overdose by servicemembers. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the disclosure by the Secretary of Defense of personally identifiable information of servicemembers or military family members, including anonymized personal information that could be used to re-identify servicemembers or military family members. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall take steps to protect the privacy of servicemembers and military family members pursuant to regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note; Public Law 104–191 ). Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish standards for the distribution of, and training for the use of, naloxone or other medication for overdose reversal, opioid disposal materials, fentanyl test strips, and other materials to prevent or reverse overdoses, substance use disorder, or impacts related to substance misuse. This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The term military family member means a family member of a servicemember, including the spouse, parent, dependent, or child of a servicemember, or anyone who has legal responsibility for the child of a servicemember. The term servicemember means— a member of the Armed Forces; or a member of the National Guard.
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- 42 USC 1320d–2
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Sec. 713
Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-191
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