The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (P.L.115-271): Medicare Provisions
Link
Description
Provides a section-by-section description of Medicare provisions in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act). Addresses rural in two sections: Section 6083 seeks to expand access to addiction treatment in Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics by paying for training costs to obtain a DATA waiver to furnish OUD treatment; Section 6042 authorizes a demonstration project testing expanded access to MAT drugs through teams with a primary care provider.
Date
01/2019
Type
Document
Organization
Congressional Research Service
Tagged as
Access · Clinics · Funding · Illicit drug use · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Prescription drug misuse