MATE Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 10/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-03-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-18Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-18Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-18Introduced in House
- 2021-03-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-18 (00)
Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 or the MATE Act of 2021
This bill requires health care providers, as a condition of receiving or renewing a registration to prescribe potentially addictive drugs, to complete a one-time training on managing patients with substance use disorders.
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants to health professional associations and education programs for integrating substance use disorder training into relevant curricula.
Cosponsors (20)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Subjects
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Prescription drugs
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