MATE Act of 2020

United States116th CongressS-4640Senate
Updated: Sep 22, 2020

Summary

Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2020 or the MATE Act of 2020 This bill requires prescribers of controlled substances, as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, to complete specified education or training on the prevention, treatment, and management of opioid-use and other substance-use disorders. This education and training shall also satisfy the training requirements currently needed to obtain waivers to prescribe certain medication-assisted treatments for opioid-use disorders in settings other than opioid treatment programs.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

HR-4974: MATE Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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