Pub. L. 118-84, sec. 2 (as amended)

RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Year: 2024Length: 254 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 2. RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Section 330J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-15) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’)” and inserting “the Assistant Secretary,”; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: “(E) ensure emergency medical services personnel are trained on mental health and substance use disorders and care for individuals with such disorders in emergency situations; and” ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: “(D) acquire drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected overdose.” ; (3) by striking subsection (f); (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); (5) in subsection (f)(1), as so redesignated, by striking “2019 through 2023” and inserting “2024 through 2028”; (6) [42 U.S.C. 254c-15] by redesignating such section 330J as section 553 of the Public Health Service Act; and (7) by transferring such section 553, as so redesignated, to appear at the end of part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.).
Cross-references to the US Code
42 U.S.C. 254c-15
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