H.R. 2483 — what changed

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 3 added between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 210 References to opioid overdose reversal agents in HHS grant programs

added

(a)

added In general— The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that, as appropriate, whenever the Department of Health and Human Services issues a regulation or guidance for any grant program addressing opioid misuse and use disorders, any reference to an opioid overdose reversal drug (such as a reference to naloxone) is inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal drug that has been approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) for emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose.

(b)

added Existing references—

(1)

added Update— Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall update all references described in paragraph (2) to be inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal drug that has been approved or otherwise authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration.

(2)

added References— A reference described in this paragraph is any reference to an opioid overdose reversal drug (such as naloxone) in any regulation or guidance of the Department of Health and Human Services that—

(A)

added was issued before the date of enactment of this Act; and

(B)

added is included in—

(i)

added the grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders under section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) (commonly referred to as “State Opioid Response Grants” and “Tribal Opioid Response Grants”); or

(ii)

added the grant program for priority substance use disorder prevention needs of regional and national significance under section 516 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–22).

Sec. 211 Roundtable on using health information technology to improve mental health and substance use care outcomes

added

(a)

added Roundtable— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall convene a public roundtable to examine—

(1)

added how the expanded use of electronic health records among mental health and substance use service providers can improve outcomes for patients in mental health and substance use settings; and

(2)

added how best to increase electronic health record adoption among such providers.

(b)

added Participants— The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall ensure that the participants in the roundtable under subsection (a) include private and public sector stakeholders, including patients, providers (including providers of inpatient services and providers of outpatient services), and representatives of payors, health information exchanges, professional associations, health information technology vendors, health information technology certification organizations, and State and Federal agencies.

(c)

added Report— Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the public stakeholder roundtable under subsection (a), the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report outlining information gathered from the roundtable under subsection (a). Such report shall include an examination of—

(1)

added recommendations from the roundtable participants;

(2)

added unique considerations for using electronic health record systems in mental health and substance use treatment settings;

(3)

added unique considerations for developers of health information technology relating to certification of electronic health record systems for use in mental health and substance use treatment settings where the applicable health information technology is not subject to certification requirements;

(4)

added current usage of electronic health record systems by mental health and substance use disorder service providers, and the scope and magnitude of such providers that do not use electronic health record systems;

(5)

added examples of how electronic health record systems enable coordinated care and care management;

(6)

added how electronic health record systems advance appropriate patient and provider access to secure, usable electronic information exchange;

(7)

added how electronic health record systems can be connected to or support existing systems, which may include the 9–8–8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, mobile crisis response systems, and co-responder programs, to facilitate connectivity, response, and integrated care;

(8)

added any existing programs to support greater adoption of electronic health record systems among mental health and substance use service providers;

(9)

added any limitations to greater adoption of electronic health record systems among mental health and substance use service providers;

(10)

added the costs of adoption of electronic health record systems by mental health and substance use disorder service providers; and

(11)

added best practices implemented by States and other entities to support adoption of use of electronic health records among mental health and substance use disorder service providers.

Sec. 307 Review of information related to funding opportunities under programs administered by SAMHSA

added

(a)

added In general— Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall convene a public meeting for purposes of improving awareness of, and access to, information related to current and future funding opportunities under programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (in this section referred to as “SAMHSA funding opportunities”).

(b)

added Topics— The public meeting under subsection (a) shall include—

(1)

added opportunities to improve the utility and functionality of internet websites maintained by the Secretary that provide information related to SAMHSA funding opportunities, such as Grants.gov;

(2)

added other models for displaying and disseminating information related to SAMHSA funding opportunities, such as interactive dashboards; and

(3)

added strategies to improve the ability of entities to apply for SAMHSA funding opportunities, including entities that have not traditionally applied for SAMHSA funding opportunities.

(c)

added Website improvements— The Secretary shall implement improvements to Grants.gov related to SAMHSA funding opportunities based on stakeholder feedback received at the public meeting under subsection (a), as appropriate, to the maximum extent feasible.

(d)

added Report— Not later than one year after the date on which the public meeting under subsection (a) is convened, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the findings of such meeting, including how the Secretary has taken into account the feedback received through such meeting and implemented—

(1)

added improvements to internet websites maintained by the Secretary that provide information related to SAMHSA funding opportunities; and

(2)

added strategies to improve awareness of SAMHSA funding opportunities.