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Maternal Access to Treatment Act of 2026

H.R. 9756 · 119th Congress · Jul 16, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction to certain women.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Maternal Access to Treatment Act of 2026” or the “MAT Act of 2026”.

Sec. 2 Medication assisted treatment

(a)
Requirement— The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall provide medication assisted treatment (commonly known as “MAT”) to each pregnant woman in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons addicted to opioids.
(b)
Exception— A pregnant woman who is mentally competent may deny the provision of medication assisted treatment under subsection (a).