S.Amdt. 3394

SA 3394. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse
and heroin use; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. OPIOID ADDICTION TREATMENT.

Section 303(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of
2016, the federally regulated opioid addiction treatment
infrastructure shall be organized according to the hub and
spoke model, so that the following goals are met without
causing undue burden on physician practices:

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``(I) Opioid addicted individuals who are patients in a
federally regulated opioid addiction treatment program should
be educated about all treatment options and strategies.
``(II) Each patient shall be offered an individualized
assessment, followed by a treatment plan developed with the
patient's involvement.
``(III) Patient compliance and progress should be monitored
to protect against medication diversion and to guide changes
to the treatment plan as needed.
``(IV) All practitioners participating in a federally
regulated opioid addiction treatment program shall offer,
either directly or by referral, the treatments that are most
appropriate for the patient.
``(V) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services shall
ensure training on all available treatments as well as
treatments that may become available in the future.''.
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