Bill > HR238

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the residential substance use disorder treatment program. The key provisions include: 1. Changing the terminology from "substance abuse" to "substance use disorder" throughout the relevant sections of the law. 2. Allowing residential treatment programs to use any FDA-approved medication or biological product for the treatment of substance use disorders. 3. Requiring training for prison/jail staff on topics such as the science of addiction, treatment options, and strategies for continuity of care. 4. Mandating that entities receiving federal funds for medication-assisted treatment have an affiliation with a provider that can continue prescribing medication-assisted treatment after the individual's release. 5. Increasing the minimum amount of funds that must be used for grants to local correctional and detention facilities from 10% to 10% of the total amount made available to a state. 6. Authorizing $40 million per year for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out the residential substance use disorder treatment program.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/238/all-info