HB1359
Type: B Origin: House USA Comments: 0

Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act

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The Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act is a federal bill aimed at improving access to opioid addiction treatment. The main provisions of the bill include expanding the types of healthcare providers who can prescribe medication-assisted treatments (MAT) for opioid use disorder, allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to treat more patients with MAT, and increasing access to telehealth services for substance use disorder treatment. This bill seeks to address the opioid crisis by removing barriers to treatment and expanding options for individuals seeking help for opioid addiction.

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  • 2023-03-03: Introduced in House

  • 2023-03-03: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  • 2023-03-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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