Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Reauthorization Act of 2021” or the “ALTO Reauthorization Act of 2021”.
Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Reauthorization Act of 2021
A BILL
To reauthorize a program of grants to hospitals and emergency departments to develop, implement, enhance, or study alternatives to opioids for pain management, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Reauthorization of emergency alternatives to opioids program
Section 7091 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 294i note) is amended—
in the section heading, by striking “demonstration”;
in the headings of subsections (a) and (b), by striking “demonstration” each place it appears;
in subsections (a)(1) and (b), by striking “demonstration” each place it appears;
in subsection (f)—
by striking “Not later than 1 year after completion of the demonstration program under this section” and inserting “Not later than the end of each of calendar years 2022 and 2028”; and
by striking “demonstration” after “results of the”; and
in subsection (g), by striking “2019 through 2021” and inserting “2022 through 2026”.