To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes, section 202, Sec. 202.
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Addiction medicine is added to a list of fields
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 202 in the PDF
What the document says
“in subsection (b), by inserting ``addiction medicine,'' after ``psychiatry,''”
The section amends section 597(b) of the Public Health Service Act by inserting the words addiction medicine after the word psychiatry.
What the document actually says
“in subsection (b), by inserting ``addiction medicine,'' after ``psychiatry,''”
That sentence, in plain words
Two words are added to a list. The words are addiction medicine. They go right after psychiatry.
What this is about
Addiction medicine is its own field of practice. Naming it in the list means doctors in that field count for this program.
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Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, Public Law 119-44, sec. 202, 139 Stat. 680 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ44/html/PLAW-119publ44.htm
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“Addiction medicine is added to a list of fields,” Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, section 202, Sec. 202. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-44/proposal/sec202-addiction-medicine/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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