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1 © 2020 Laureate Education Inc. Legislation Grid Template Use this document to complete Part 1 of the Module 2 Assessment Legislation Grid and Testimony/Advocacy Statement Health-related Bill Name Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act Bill Number H.R.1359 Description The bill “Modernizing Opioid Treatment Act, which was introduced in the House on March 20, 2023, by Representative Donald Norcross (D- N) in the new Congress, “The bill introduced legislation that would have allowed some physicians to prescribe take-home methadone to patients with substance use disorders ( U.S. Congress, 2023)”. This bill is trying to update the old rules by giving certified physicians authority to prescribe methadone to patients and allowing U.S. pharmacies to dispense methadone. Overall, it represents a bipartisan effort to respond to the challenges faced by individuals seeking methadone treatment. Federal or State? Federal Legislative Intent • The purpose of this bill is to legalize opioid medication for patients with opioid use disorders by facilitating their prescription by a certified physician and dispensed by a pharmacy. Legislation Grid Template
2 © 2020 Laureate Education Inc. • To provide more access and resources by allowing primary care practitioners, licensed family nurse practitioners, and clinic staff to treat patients with opioid use disorders. • To provide facilities for the patient, especially those who live in areas where there is a transportation problem. • To provide many accesses to a lifesaving, effective medication for many Americans with opioid use disorder. • To remove the restriction and improve the accessible health care system for opioid-abused patients . • The bill proposes substantial changes to the regulation of methadone treatment, including the waiver of specific requirements of the Controlled Substances Act. Proponents/ Opponents Donald Norcross, a representative for New Jersey's first congressional district, sponsored the bill. It has 36 cosponsors, including 34 Democrats and 2 Republicans. The bill also has the support of the American Medical Association and the American Pharmacists Association, as well as physicians practicing addiction medicine in particular. Opponents: Though the specific opponents have not appeared so far on the stage, possible opposition could be from certain groups who have concerns about the potential for misuse of opioids and the risk of addiction. Also, some of the Republicans could emerge as opponents.
3 © 2020 Laureate Education Inc. Target Population Ages are varying for opioid-use patients, mostly in adolescence and young adulthood. The bill addresses individuals who are undergoing treatment for opioid use disorder and need access to take-home methadone. Status of the bill (Is it in hearings or committees?) At present, the bill has been under the Subcommittee on Health since March 10, 2023. Introduced in the House of Representatives on March 3, 2023, it was then referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary. General Notes/Comments This bill represents the large number of substances use disorder patients who are still suffering to get accessible treatment due to restrictions on the rules over the past 50 years. “Roughly 3 million people suffer from opioid use disorder, and only 400,000 Americans are accessing methadone treatment (Dunn et al., 2021). If this bill would further discuss and allow expert addiction specialist physicians to send a prescription to a pharmacy for methadone treatment of opioid use disorder, it could improve patient care and save lives.
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