Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the grant program to provide residential substance abuse treatment to pregnant and postpartum women to include: (1) parenting women substance abuse treatment (including treatment for addiction to methamphetamine); and (2) outpatient treatment services. Requires that such treatment programs be accessible to pregnant and parenting women in health disparity populations. Gives priority in awarding grants to any entity that agrees to use the award for programs serving: (1) an area that is a rural area, an area with a shortage of mental health professionals, or an area with a shortage of family-based substance abuse treatment options; or (2) an area that has high rates of addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for the purpose of assisting local jails and detention facilities in providing comprehensive, family-based substance abuse treatment services to pregnant and parenting adults who are considered nonviolent offenders. Sets forth criteria that must be met if such a grant is used for a family drug treatment program that is an alternative to incarceration.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5493 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5493
To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding residential treatment
programs for pregnant and parenting women, a program to reduce
substance abuse among nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 25, 2006
Mrs. Cubin (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding residential treatment
programs for pregnant and parenting women, a program to reduce
substance abuse among nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family-Based Meth Treatment Access
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING
WOMEN.
Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-1) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``postpartum women treatment for substance
abuse'' and inserting ``parenting women treatment for
substance abuse (including treatment for addiction to
methamphetamine)'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``reside in'' and
inserting ``reside in or receive outpatient treatment
services from''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``reside with the
women in'' and inserting ``reside with the women in, or
receive outpatient treatment services from,'';
(2) in subsection (d)(6), by inserting ``, or referrals for
counseling,'' after ``Counseling'';
(3) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
``(h) Accessibility of Program.--A funding agreement for an award
under subsection (a) for an applicant is that the program operated
pursuant to such subsection will be accessible to--
``(1) low-income pregnant and parenting women; and
``(2) pregnant and parenting women in health disparity
populations.''.
(4) by amending subsection (m) to read as follows:
``(m) Allocation of Awards.--In making awards under subsection (a),
the Director shall give priority to any entity that agrees to use the
award for a program serving an area that--
``(1) is a rural area, an area designated under section 332
by the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration as a health professional shortage area with a
shortage of mental health professionals, or an area determined
by the Director to have a shortage of family-based substance
abuse treatment options; and
``(2) is determined by the Director to have high rates of
addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.'';
(5) in subsection (p)--
(A) by striking ``October 1, 1994'' and inserting
``October 1, 2007'';
(B) by inserting ``In submitting reports under this
subsection, the Director may use data collected under
this section or other provisions of law.'' after
``biennial report under section 501(k).''; and
(C) by striking ``Each report under this subsection
shall include'' and all that follows and inserting
``Each report under this subsection shall, with respect
to the period for which the report is prepared, include
the following:
``(1) A summary of any evaluations conducted under
subsection (o).
``(2) Data on the number of pregnant and parenting women in
need of, but not receiving, treatment for substance abuse under
programs carried out pursuant to this section. Such data shall
include, but not be limited to, the number of pregnant and
parenting women in need of, but not receiving, treatment for
methamphetamine abuse under such programs, disaggregated by
State and tribe.
``(3) Data on recovery and relapse rates of women receiving
treatment for substance abuse under programs carried out
pursuant to this section, including data disaggregated with
respect to treatment for methamphetamine abuse.'';
(6) by redesignating subsections (q) and (r) as subsections
(r) and (s), respectively;
(7) by inserting after subsection (p) the following:
``(q) Methamphetamine Addiction.--In carrying out this section, the
Director shall expand, intensify, and coordinate efforts to provide to
pregnant and parenting women treatment for methamphetamine
addiction.'';
(8) in subsection (r) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) The term `health disparity population' means a
population in which there is a significant disparity in the
overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity,
mortality, or survival rates in the population as compared to
the health status of the general population.'''; and
(9) in subsection (s) (as so redesignated), by striking
``such sums as may be necessary to fiscal years 2001 through
2003'' and inserting ``$70,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2007 through 2011''.
SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS:
FAMILY TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 509 the following:
``SEC. 510. PROGRAM TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG NONVIOLENT
OFFENDERS: FAMILY TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO
INCARCERATION.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall
make awards of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to public
and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of assisting local jails
and detention facilities in providing comprehensive, family-based
substance abuse treatment services (including treatment for addiction
to methamphetamine) to pregnant and parenting adults who are considered
nonviolent offenders.
``(b) Minimum Qualifications for Nonprofit Private Entities.--An
award may be made under subsection (a) to an applicant that is a
nonprofit private entity only if the Secretary determines that--
``(1) the applicant has the capacity to provide the
services described subsection (a); and
``(2) the applicant meets all applicable State licensure
and certification requirements regarding the provision of
substance abuse treatment services.
``(c) Requirements Applicable to Family Drug Treatment Program That
Is an Alternative to Incarceration.--A grant under this section may be
used for a family drug treatment program that is an alternative to
incarceration only if the program complies with the following:
``(1) The program is a comprehensive, long-term family
treatment program focused on the treatment of the parent and
child.
``(2) The program and its providers meet all applicable
State licensure and certification requirements regarding the
provision of substance abuse treatment services.
``(3) Each parent offender who participates in the program
is sentenced to, or placed with, a long-term family treatment
program (which shall include a residential component).
``(4) Each parent offender who participates in the program
serves a sentence with respect to the underlying crime if that
parent offender does not successfully complete treatment with
the residential treatment provider.
``(5) The program has mandatory periodic drug testing. The
Secretary shall, by prescribing guidelines or regulations,
specify standards for the timing and manner of complying with
such testing. The standards shall ensure that--
``(A) each individual participating in the program
as an alternative to incarceration is tested for every
controlled substance that the participant has been
known to abuse, and for any other controlled substance
the Secretary may require; and
``(B) the testing is accurate and practicable; and
``(C) the drug testing regime is a factor in
determinations of whether program participants
successfully complete treatment.
``(d) Allocation of Awards.--In making awards under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall give priority to any entity that agrees to use the
award for a program serving an area that--
``(1) is a rural area, an area designated under section 332
by the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration as a health professional shortage area with a
shortage of mental health professionals, or an area determined
by the Secretary to have a shortage of family-based substance
abuse treatment options; and
``(2) is determined by the Secretary to have high rates of
addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section the terms `family drug
treatment', `family treatment', and `comprehensive, long-term family
treatment' describe programs that provide, or are able to provide
referrals for, the following services: Substance abuse treatment,
children's early intervention services, family counseling, legal
services, medical care, mental health services, nursery and preschool,
parenting skills training, pediatric care, prenatal care, sexual abuse
therapy, relapse prevention, transportation, and job or vocational
training or general equivalency diploma (GED) classes.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, and $50,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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