Opioid Treatment Providers Act

Opioid Treatment Providers Act

This bill makes opioid treatment programs eligible to receive grants for demonstration projects that provide low-income individuals with education and training in health care occupations.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4051 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4051

  To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 
                    2008 of the Social Security Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2021

   Mr. Higgins of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 
                    2008 of the Social Security Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Treatment Providers Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
              OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.

    Section 2008(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397g(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``or a community-based 
organization'' and inserting ``, a community-based organization, or an 
opioid treatment program (as defined in section 1861(jjj)(2))''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2021.
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