§290ee–6 Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education

Summary

The Secretary must give cooperative agreements (a type of federal award) to eligible organizations so they can be named Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education. These centers must help improve how health professionals are trained about preventing, treating, and recovering from substance use disorders. Eligible organizations are accredited schools or training sites that teach health students — for example, teaching hospitals, medical schools, certified behavioral health clinics, public health schools, or Cooperative Extension Programs at colleges — and that work on substance use prevention, treatment, or recovery. They must show community partnerships and submit an application. Awarded centers must create, test, and share evidence-based teaching resources on brain effects, treatments, recovery methods, prevention across patient groups, and related topics. The Secretary must try to fund centers across different regions, evaluate each project, and share the results. Up to $4,000,000 was authorized for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.