HR 6901 IEHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Meth Free Families and Communities Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(13) collaborate with professionals in the addiction field and primary health care providers to raise awareness about how to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) recognize the signs of a substance abuse disorder; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘reside in’ and inserting ‘reside in or receive outpatient treatment services from’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘reside with the women in’ and inserting ‘reside with the women in, or receive outpatient treatment services from,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Referrals for necessary hospital and dental services.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) pregnant and parenting women in low-income households; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) pregnant and parenting women in health disparity populations.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) by amending subsection (m) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) is determined by the Director to have high rates of addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in subsection (p)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘October 1, 1994’ and inserting ‘October 1, 2009’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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).’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) A summary of any evaluations conducted under subsection (o).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) by redesignating subsections (q) and (r) as subsections (r) and (s), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) by inserting after subsection (p) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) in subsection (r) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘and’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(11) develop a clearinghouse that provides information and educational materials to employers and employees about drug testing policies and programs; and’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink