S 1575 United States Senate · 117th Congress

IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

Summary
Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act or the IMPROVE Addiction Care Act This bill establishes additional requirements for state Medicaid drug-use review programs with respect to individuals who experience opioid-related overdoses. Specifically, programs must include protocols that (1) connect individuals who have experienced an opioid-related overdose within a certain period to appropriate treatment; (2) notify providers who prescribe opioids about subsequent fatal overdoses; (3) ensure providers are notified about an individual's history of opioid-use disorder, overdoses, or poisonings; and (4) educate providers about proper prescribing practices for these individuals.
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May 2021
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Introduced May 12, 2021 Last action May 12, 2021
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May 12, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 12, 2021
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