US Congress · H.R. 5381 · In committee

Opioid Treatment Providers Act

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Introduced 2025-09-16

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Officially: “Opioid Treatment Providers Act” Read the full text

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What it does

The bill adds opioid treatment programs, along with other high quality comprehensive addiction care providers, to the list of groups eligible for health profession opportunity grants under the Social Security Act. These grants currently go to organizations such as community-based groups that help train people for health care jobs. The change would take effect October 1, 2025.

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1Short title

This section would let the Act be officially called the Opioid Treatment Providers Act.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opioid Treatment Providers Act .

2Eligibility of opioid treatment programs for health professions opportunity grants

Section 2008(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act lists which types of organizations count as eligible entities for health professions opportunity grants. This section would add opioid treatment programs, as defined in section 1861(jjj)(2) of the Social Security Act, and other high quality comprehensive addiction care providers to that list of eligible entities. Community-based organizations would remain on the list as well, so opioid treatment programs and these other addiction care providers would become newly eligible to receive the grants alongside them.

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2. Eligibility of opioid treatment programs for health professions opportunity grants Section 2008(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)(A) ) is amended by striking or a community-based organization and inserting , a community-based organization, or an opioid treatment program (as defined in section 1861(jjj)(2)) and other high quality comprehensive addiction care providers .

3Effective date

This section would set October 1, 2025, as the date the change made by section 2 takes effect.

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3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-09-16

In the House.

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Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version ih (Introduced in House), as published by GovInfo

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The numbers

of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)

sponsor, out of 218 needed to pass

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (2025-09-16).