Hearing: "Combating an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders"

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (10:00 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Admiral Brett P. Giroir
Assistant Secretary for Health and Senior Adviser to the Secretary on Opioid Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  • Joint Statement of ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D. and Kimberly Brandt [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 05:55 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Kimberly Brandt
Principal Deputy Administrator for Policy & Operations, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Thomas W. Prevoznik
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 04:51 PM

Panel two

Michael P. Botticelli
Executive Director, Grayken Center for Addiction, Boston Medical Center

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 10:25 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 02:07 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Dr. Smita Das M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Addiction Psychiatrist, Dual Diagnosis Clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 10:25 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Patty McCarthy
Chief Executive Officer, Faces and Voices of Recovery

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 10:25 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Robert I.L. Morrison
Executive Director/Director of Legislative Affairs, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 10:25 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Margaret B. Rizzo
Executive Director, JSAS HealthCare, Inc.

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 10:25 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Dr. Shawn A. Ryan
Chair, Legislative Advocacy Committee, American Society of Addiction Medicine

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 10:25 AM
  • Truth in Testimony Support Document - ASAM Federal Grant Awards [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Truth in Testimony Support Document - Additional Federal Grant Awards [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 1329, the "Medicaid Reentry Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 2281, the "Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 2466, the "State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 2482, the "Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019" [PDF]
  • H.R. 2922, the "Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act" or the "Respond NOW Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 3414, the "Opioid Workforce Act of 2019" [PDF]
  • H.R. 3878, the "Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2019" [PDF]
  • H.R. 4141, the "Humane Correctional Health Care Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 4793, the "Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 4812, the "Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2019" [PDF]
  • H.R. 4814, the "Suspicious Order Identifying Act of 2019" [PDF]
  • H.R. 4974, the "Medication Access and Training Expanision Act of 2019" or the "MATE Act of 2019" [PDF]
  • H.R. 5572, the "Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2020" [PDF]
  • H.R. 5631, the "Solutions Not Stigmas Act of 2019" [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 06:49 PM
  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 06:49 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Testimony from Danielle Tarino, President and CEO of Young People in Recovery [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the American Society of Anesthesiologists [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from Mark Parrino, President of the American Association of for Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the American Psychiatric Association [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the Medication Assisted Treatment Leadership Council [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - A graphic on MAT waiver training produced by Providers Clinical Support System [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the National Safety Council [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from Ochsner Health System [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Opioid Safety Alliance [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Kuster - Document for the Record - List of supporting Organizations for H.R. 4141 [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Kuster - Document for the Record - Letter from the American Society of Addiction Medicine [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM
  • Rep. Kuster - Document for the Record - Testimony from SMART Recovery [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:47 AM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:47 AM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Greg Walden, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:47 AM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:47 AM

Hearing Record

  • Unedited Transcript [PDF] Added 10/08/2020 at 10:06 AM

First Published: February 28, 2020 at 11:36 AM
Last Updated: June 8, 2022 at 02:07 PM