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Appendix B: S. 459 (111th): SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act
Pages 283-296

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From page 283...
... CORKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To improve and enhance substance use disorder programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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From page 284...
... According to the 2007 Report of the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health, 17 percent of soldiers from brigade combat teams are at risk of developing clinically significant symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , major depression, or anxiety after deployment, and an even higher percentage of such soldiers, 28 percent, would experience symptoms based upon broader screening criteria.
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From page 285...
... (8) According to the 2007 Report of the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health, relationship problems are the top risk factor for suicide.
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From page 286...
... (D) The adequacy and appropriateness of current credentials and other requirements for healthcare professionals treating members of the Armed Forces with substance use disorders, including an assessment of the advisability of adopting uniform credentials and requirements for such treatment for healthcare professionals who are members of organizations such as the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
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From page 287...
... PLAN REQUIRED- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan for the improvement and enhancement of the programs and activities of the Department of Defense for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and management of, and research on, substance use disorders in members of the Armed Forces and their dependent family members.
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From page 288...
... shall include mechanisms to ensure the availability to members of the Armed Forces and their dependent family members of services and treatment for substance use disorders, including, but not limited to, services and treatment as follows: (A) Screening for substance use disorder in all settings, including primary care settings.
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From page 289...
... appropriate training of healthcare professionals in the prevention, screening, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and management of substance use disorders in members of the Armed Forces; (ii) appropriate staffing levels for healthcare professionals at military medical treatment facilities for the prevention, screening, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and management of substance use disorders in members of the Armed Forces; and (iii)
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From page 290...
... (iv) The risks of substance abuse faced by military dependents due to the stresses of having a spouse or parent deployed, as well as other factors relating to substance abuse that are unique to military families.
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... in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, make such modifications and improvements to the comprehensive plan required by paragraph (1) as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate in light of the findings and recommendations of the study; and (B)
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From page 292...
... (2) The adequacy of the availability of and access to care for substance use disorders in military medical treatment facilities and under the TRICARE program.
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... (4) To provide guidance for healthcare professionals and support service staff to make members of the Armed Forces receiving prescription pain medications aware of the potential for abuse of or addiction to such substances, and to provide such members education on ways of properly securing such substances and disposing of such substances when no longer needed.
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From page 294...
... (13) To disseminate information to families of members of the Armed Forces regarding ways to help prevent alcohol and drug abuse among their children, as well as educational materials to address how situations unique to military families, such as having a parent deployed, can increase stress levels and put a child at increased risk of abusing drugs or alcohol.
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From page 295...
... CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. In this Act, the term ‘congressional defense committees' means- (1)
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