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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2538
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 29, 2021
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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.
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
.
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
.