IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

This bill requires states administering Medicaid to develop protocols within 24 months to identify Medicaid beneficiaries who experienced nonfatal opioid overdoses (using available data) and connect them to treatment. It mandates that states notify prescribing providers within 6 months of a fatal opioid overdose (or specified other drug overdose) and provide them with educational materials on appropriate prescribing. States must also ensure providers treating Medicaid beneficiaries have access to patients' history of opioid use disorder, overdose, or substance use disorder. These protocols aim to improve connections to care and promote safer prescribing practices for individuals with substance use history. The bill directly affects Medicaid patients with overdose histories and their healthcare providers.