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Meth Free Families and Communities Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to collaborate with professionals in the addiction field and primary health care providers to raise awareness about how to: (1) recognize the signs of a substance abuse disorder; and (2) apply evidence-based practices for screening and treating individuals with, or at-risk for developing, an addiction.
(Sec. 3) Revises provisions governing a grant program for substance abuse residential treatment for pregnant and parenting women (currently, for postpartum women) to: (1) include treatment for addiction to methamphetamine, outpatient treatment services, and referrals for dental services; and (2) require programs to be accessible to pregnant and parenting women in low-income households and in health disparity populations.
Requires the Director to give grant priority to a program serving an area that: (1) 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; and (2) has high rates of addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
Requires the Director to: (1) include in biennial reports to Congress data on the number of pregnant and parenting women in need of, but not receiving, treatment for substance abuse and on recovery and relapse rates of women receiving such treatment; and (2) expand, intensify, and coordinate efforts to provide pregnant and parenting women treatment for addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for the substance abuse program.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Director of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention to develop a clearinghouse that provides information and educational materials to employers and employees about drug testing policies and programs.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes amounts made available for methamphetamine or inhalant prevention programs in schools and communities to be used to develop a student-driven methamphetamine awareness project.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 6901 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6901
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment
of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support
residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and
parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of
methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 15, 2008
Ms. Hooley (for herself and Mrs. Cubin) 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 to provide for the establishment
of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support
residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and
parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of
methamphetamine addiction, 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 ``Meth Free Families and Communities
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AWARENESS OF METHAMPHETAMINE
ADDICTION.
Section 507(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as paragraphs
(14) and (15), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
``(13) collaborate with professionals in the addiction
field and primary health care providers to raise awareness
about how to--
``(A) recognize the signs of a substance abuse
disorder; and
``(B) apply evidence-based practices for screening
and treating individuals with or at-risk for developing
an addiction, including addiction to methamphetamine or
other drugs;''.
SEC. 3. 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), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) Referrals for necessary hospital and dental
services.'';
(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) pregnant and parenting women in low-income
households; 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, 2009'';
(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
pregnant and parenting women treatment for addiction to methamphetamine
or other drugs.'';
(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 ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009,
$21,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $22,050,000 for fiscal year
2011, $23,152,500 for fiscal year 2012, and $24,310,125 for
fiscal year 2013''.
SEC. 4. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
Section 515(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-
21(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
``(11) develop a clearinghouse that provides information
and educational materials to employers and employees about drug
testing policies and programs; and''.
SEC. 5. STUDENT-DRIVEN METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS PROJECT.
Section 519E(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb-25e(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (G) as
subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) to develop, with the guidance of adult
mentors and professionals, a student-driven
methamphetamine awareness project such as a public
service announcement or a television, radio, or print
advertisement;''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8678-8681)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6901.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9913)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/23/2008 H8678-8679)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/23/2008 H8678-8679)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.