Top Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that all references to opioid overdose reversal agents, such as naloxone, in HHS grant programs addressing opioid misuse are inclusive of any FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal drugs. It also mandates that within one year of enactment, existing references to such drugs in specific grant programs, including State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants and the Public Health Service Act's priority substance use disorder prevention grants, be updated to include all FDA-approved or authorized reversal drugs.
Original Bill Text:
SEC. 210.References to opioid overdose reversal agents in HHS grant programs.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that, as appropriate, whenever the Department of Health and Human Services issues a regulation or guidance for any grant program addressing opioid misuse and use disorders, any reference to an opioid overdose reversal drug (such as a reference to naloxone) is inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal drug that has been approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) for emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose.
(b) Existing references.—
(1) UPDATE.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall update all references described in paragraph (2) to be inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal drug that has been approved or otherwise authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration.
(2) REFERENCES.—A reference described in this paragraph is any reference to an opioid overdose reversal drug (such as naloxone) in any regulation or guidance of the Department of Health and Human Services that—
(A) was issued before the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) is included in—
(i) the grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders under section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) (commonly referred to as “State Opioid Response Grants” and “Tribal Opioid Response Grants”); or
(ii) the grant program for priority substance use disorder prevention needs of regional and national significance under section 516 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–22).