Sec. 6052. GRANTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUTLIER PRESCRIBERS OF OPIOIDS
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## SEC. 6052 GRANTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUTLIER PRESCRIBERS OF OPIOIDS ###
(a)Grants Authorized The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the purposes described in subsection (b). ###
(b)Use of Funds Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded under subsection
(a)shall be used to support eligible entities through technical assistance— ####
(1)to educate and provide outreach to outlier prescribers of opioids about best practices for prescribing opioids; ####
(2)to educate and provide outreach to outlier prescribers of opioids about non-opioid pain management therapies; and ####
(3)to reduce the amount of opioid prescriptions prescribed by outlier prescribers of opioids. ###
(c)Application Each eligible entity seeking to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection
(a)shall submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ###
(d)Geographic Distribution In awarding grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize establishing technical assistance resources in each State. ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Eligible entity The term “eligible entity” means— #####
(A)an organization— ######
(i)that has demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to health care professionals on a State or regional basis; and ######
(ii)that has at least— ######
(I)one individual who is a representative of consumers on its governing body; and ######
(II)one individual who is a representative of health care providers on its governing body; or #####
(B)an entity that is a quality improvement entity with a contract under part B of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c et seq.). ####
(2)Outlier prescriber of opioids The term “outlier prescriber of opioids” means, with respect to a period, a prescriber identified by the Secretary under subparagraph (D)(ii) of section 1860D-4(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104(c)(4)), as added by section 6065 of this Act, to be an outlier prescriber of opioids for such period. ####
(3)Prescribers The term “prescriber” means any health care professional, including a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, who is licensed to prescribe opioids by the State or territory in which such professional practices. ###
(f)Funding For purposes of implementing this section, $75,000,000 shall be available from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t), to remain available until expended. ## Subtitle G Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors
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Sec. 6052
GRANTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUTLIER PRESCRIBERS OF OPIOIDS
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