Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

Summary

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Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 This bill removes the requirement that a health care practitioner apply for a separate waiver through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to dispense certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment). Further, a community health...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(2/25/21)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Ms. Hassan

Senate (D) New Hampshire

Cosponsors (25)

Casey

(D) PA

Merkley

Senate (D) Oregon

Markey

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Padilla

Senate (D) California

Klobuchar

Senate (D) Minnesota

Blackburn

Senate (R) Tennessee

Hyde-Smith

Senate (R) Mississippi

Kelly

Senate (D) Arizona

Kennedy

Senate (R) Louisiana

Paul

Senate (R) Kentucky

Topics

Health

Government Spending & Operations

State Policy

Law Enforcement

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Feb 25, 2021