Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Having Overdose Protection Equipment Act” or the “HOPE Act”.
Having Overdose Protection Equipment Act
A BILL
To amend the 21st Century Cares Act to clarify that certain grants for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders may be used for certain activities related to public access opioid overdose reversal kits, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Use of certain State and Tribal grant funds for public access opioid overdose reversal kits
Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a) is amended—
in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting “and other activities related to acquiring, making available, and maintaining public access opioid overdose reversal kits” after “primary prevention activities”; and
in subsection (h)—
by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
by transferring paragraph (4), as so redesignated, so as to appear after paragraph (3); and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Public access opioid overdose reversal kit—The term public access opioid overdose reversal kit means a kit that includes—
“(A) opioid overdose reversal medication; and
“(B) instructions on how to administer such medication.”