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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5629

Introduced

To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder", except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect.

Sponsor
RErin Houchin· Indiana
Introduced
September 30, 2025
Policy area
Health
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.September 30, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5629 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5629 To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled ``Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder'', except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled ``Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder'', except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. RULE RELATING TO MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER. (a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled ``Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder'' (89 Fed. Reg. 7549; published February 2, 2024) shall have no force or effect. (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the portion of the final rule that makes modifications to subpart B of part 8 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs). <all>

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