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This bill, the Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act or the Rural DOCS Act, establishes a 5-year demonstration project under Medicaid to increase the capacity of substance use disorder providers, particularly in rural areas. The key provisions include: 1) Awarding planning grants to at least 10 states to assess their substance use treatment needs and develop plans to expand provider networks. 2) Selecting up to 5 states that received planning grants to receive enhanced Medicaid funding to implement their expansion plans, including activities to recruit, train, and provide technical assistance to providers, improve reimbursement, and target underserved populations like pregnant women and adolescents. 3) Requiring participating states to report on their progress in expanding substance use treatment capacity, and the Secretary to provide interim and final reports to Congress on the demonstration project's implementation and effectiveness. 4) Providing $50 million in appropriated funds for the planning grants and an additional $5 million for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to administer the demonstration project.

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