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IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

USA117th CongressS-1575| Senate 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (3)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4702
IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4203
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4702
    IMPROVE Addiction Care Act


  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • June 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4203
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4203: IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsMedicaidPrescription drugsState and local government operations

IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

USA117th CongressS-1575| Senate 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
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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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4702
IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4203
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4702
    IMPROVE Addiction Care Act


  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • June 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4203
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Patrick Toomey

Patrick Toomey

Republican Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (3)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4203: IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsMedicaidPrescription drugsState and local government operations