Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced
Summary
Expanding access to clinically appropriate opioid treatment. This bill would create a federal grant program that lets states fund evidence-based care for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction, targets funds to uninsured or undercovered people, and caps federally funded treatment at 60 consecutive days.
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- People with opioid use disorder: Uninsured or undercovered individuals would gain funded access to evidence-based services such as medication-assisted treatment when a physician or clinician determines the duration and intensity are medically necessary. Grants may not pay for more than 60 consecutive days of treatment for any individual.
- States and state agencies: Grants would be awarded to the head of each State's primary agency for substance abuse programs and require reporting on outcomes like decreases in substance use, retention in care, connections to the next level of care, criminal justice involvement, and treatment duration and medication use. Up to 5 percent of appropriated funds would be available to carry out specified program activities.
- Providers and medications: States could provide medications that are lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act when clinically indicated and consistent with consumer choice, and services must follow clinician recommendations to ensure medical necessity.
- Federal coordination and accountability: The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, would coordinate this program with existing federal substance abuse programs, evaluate funded activities, publish results on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website, and offer technical assistance to States.
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More opioid treatment for uninsured
If enacted, the Assistant Secretary would award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate opioid treatment. States would run grants through their main substance-abuse agency. You would be able to get evidence-based care, including medication-assisted treatment, if you have no health insurance or your insurance does not cover or limits access. Grant funds would not pay for more than 60 consecutive days of treatment for any person. States would have to report outcomes and treatment length, and 5 percent of any appropriated funds would be used for evaluation, reporting, and technical assistance.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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