S.Amdt. 3438

SA 3438. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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

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epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 504. ELIMINATION OF COPAYMENT REQUIREMENT FOR VETERANS
RECEIVING OPIOID ANTAGONISTS OR EDUCATION ON
USE OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.

(a) Copayment for Opioid Antagonists.--Section 1722A(a) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid antagonists
furnished under this chapter to a veteran who is at high risk
for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order
to reverse the effect of such an overdose.''.
(b) Copayment for Education on Use of Opioid Antagonists.--
Section 1710(g)(3) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``with respect to home health services''
and inserting ``with respect to the following:
``(A) Home health services''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Education on the use of opioid antagonists to reverse
the effects of overdoses of specific medications or
substances.''.
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