Notice2024-26759
Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC)
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Published
November 18, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Abstract
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC). The ISUDCC is open to the public and members of the public can attend the meeting via telephone or webcast only, and not in person. Agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/ about-us/advisory-councils/meetings.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90711-90712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26759]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Substance Use
Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC)
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary)
announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders
Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC). The ISUDCC is open to the public and
members of the public can attend the meeting via telephone or webcast
only, and not in person. Agenda with call-in information will be posted
on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings">https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings</a>.
DATES: December 11, 2024, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open and held virtually. The meeting can
be accessed via Zoom.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Goss, ISUDCC Designated Federal
Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: 240-276-0759; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3165435052481f765e42427142505c5942501f5959421f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17436576746e39507864645764767a7f6476397f7f6439707861">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The upcoming meeting will focus on
implementation of the ISUDCC's recommendations regarding how the
Federal Government can more effectively integrate and coordinate harm
reduction approaches across the continuum of prevention, treatment, and
recovery policies, programs, and practices. The goal is to build
consensus around those that can enhance national efforts to address
substance use and substance use disorders and support further
reductions in overdose mortality. In addition to discussing these
recommendations, the meeting will feature several key presentations:
<bullet> Harm Reduction Summit Updates: Presentations will share
insights, outcomes, and next steps from the recent Harm Reduction
Summit, which focused on advancing harm reduction strategies at a
national level.
<bullet> Recovery and Harm Reduction Workgroup: A presentation will
cover the progress made by the Recovery and Harm Reduction Workgroup,
highlighting how recovery-focused harm reduction strategies are being
integrated into the broader framework of substance use disorder policy
and practice.
<bullet> Naloxone Saturation Policy Academy work: An update on the
Naloxone Saturation Policy Academy work, an important initiative
focused on ensuring access to naloxone, a critical tool in preventing
opioid overdose deaths, among groups at highest risk for and most
likely to witness an overdose. Three academy cohorts have supported
states, communities, and policymakers in developing and implementing
effective naloxone distribution strategies. The initiative also
includes training and technical assistance to states and local
organizations, helping them create robust distribution networks and
policies to ensure naloxone is optimally available when needed. This is
enhanced by a bi-monthly virtual learning collaborative, open to all
states, on different topics related to saturation of naloxone and other
opioid overdose reversal medications.
This meeting will offer an important opportunity to continue
advancing recommendations and key initiatives through the ISUDCC,
fostering deeper collaboration to continue addressing substance use and
substance use disorders across the nation.
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Committee Name: Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders
Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC).
I. Background and Authority
The Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating
Committee is required under Section 7022 of the Substance Use-Disorder
Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and
Communities Act (SUPPORT Act, Public Law 115-271) to accomplish the
following duties: (1) identify areas for improved coordination of
activities, if any, related to substance use disorders, including
research, services, supports, and prevention activities across all
relevant federal agencies; (2) identify and provide to the Secretary
recommendations for improving federal programs for the prevention and
treatment of, and recovery from, substance use disorders, including by
expanding access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services; (3)
analyze substance use disorder prevention and treatment strategies in
different regions of and populations in the United States and evaluate
the extent to which federal substance use disorder prevention and
treatment strategies are aligned with State and local substance use
disorder prevention and treatment strategies; (4) make recommendations
to the Secretary regarding any appropriate changes with respect to the
activities and strategies described in items (1) through (3) above; (5)
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding public participation in
decisions relating to substance use disorders and the process by which
public feedback can be better integrated into such decisions; and (6)
make recommendations to ensure that substance use disorder research,
services, supports, and prevention activities of the Department of
Health and Human Services and other federal agencies are not
unnecessarily duplicative.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter for the life of the Committee, the
Committee shall publish on the internet website of the Department of
Health and Human Services, which may include the public information
dashboard established under section 1711 of the Public Health Service
Act, as added by section 7021, a report summarizing the activities
carried out by the Committee pursuant to subsection (e), including any
findings resulting from such activities.
II. Membership
This ISUDCC consists of federal members listed below or their
designees, and non-federal public members.
Federal Membership: Members include, The Secretary of Health and
Human Services; The Attorney General of the United States; The
Secretary of Labor; The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; The
Secretary of Education; The Secretary of Veterans Affairs; The
Commissioner of Social Security; The Assistant Secretary for Mental
Health and Substance Use; The Director of National Drug Control Policy;
representatives of other Federal agencies that support or conduct
activities or programs related to substance use disorders, as
determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Non-federal Membership: Members include, 17 non-federal public
members appointed by the Secretary, representing individuals who have
received treatment for a diagnosis of a substance use disorder;
directors of State substance use agencies; representatives of leading
research, advocacy, or service organizations for adults with substance
use disorder; physicians, licensed mental health professionals, advance
practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, who have
experience in treating individuals with substance use disorders;
substance use disorder treatment professionals who provide treatment
services at a certified opioid treatment program; substance use
disorder treatment professionals who have research or clinical
experience in working with racial and ethnic minority populations;
substance use disorder treatment professionals who have research or
clinical mental health experience in working with medically underserved
populations; state-certified substance use disorder peer support
specialists; drug court judge or a judge with experience in
adjudicating cases related to substance use disorder; public safety
officers with extensive experience in interacting with adults with a
substance use disorder; and individuals with experiences providing
services for homeless individuals with a substance use disorder.
The ISUDCC is required to meet at least twice per calendar year.
To attend virtually, submit written or brief oral comments, or
request special accommodation for persons with disabilities, contact
Tracy Goss. Individuals can also register on-line at: <a href="https://snacregister.samhsa.gov/">https://snacregister.samhsa.gov/</a>
The public comment section will be scheduled at the conclusion of
the meeting. Individuals interested in submitting a comment, must
notify Tracy Goss on or before December 2, 2024, via email to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25715744465c0b624a5656655644484d56440b4d4d560b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bde9cfdcdec493fad2cecefdcedcd0d5cedc93d5d5ce93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>.
Up to two minutes will be allotted for each approved public comment
as time permits. Written comments received in advance of the meeting
will be considered for inclusion in the official record of the meeting.
Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members
is available at the SAMHSA's Advisory Councils website: <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils">https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils</a>.
Dated: November 12, 2024.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-26759 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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