The bill would direct the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to award grants to states for clinically appropriate opioid addiction services. States would have to use evidence-based services, provide them based on clinical recommendations, limit eligibility to certain uninsured or inadequately insured individuals, and not subsidize more than 60 consecutive days of treatment for any individual. The bill would also require coordination, outcome reporting, evaluation, public dissemination of results, and technical assistance.

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