H.R. 5807 · 115th Congress
Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Markwayne Mullin
- Introduced
- 2018-05-15
- Latest action
- 2018-07-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018 or the SUD CARE Act
This bill increases the maximum number of patients that health care practitioners may initially treat with medication-assisted treatment (i.e., under a buprenorphine waiver), and also aligns federal privacy standards for substance use disorder patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.