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 PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 3207-160

SEC. 6005. SIBSTANCK ABUSE {: V E R A (E STUDY.

21 USC 801 note.

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall contract with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of (1) the extent to which the cost of drug abuse treatment is covered by private insurance, public programs, and other sources of payment, and (2) the adequacy of such coverage for the rehabilitation of drug abusers. (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transmit to the Congress a report of the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations of means to meet the needs identified in such study.

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SEC. 6006. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT.

21 USC 801 note.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) drug and alcohol abuse are problems of grave concern and consequence in American society; (2) over 500,000 individuals are known heroin addicts; 5 million individuals use cocaine; and at least 7 million individuals regularly use prescription drugs, mostly addictive ones, without medical supervision; (3) 10 million adults and 3 million children and adolescents abuse alcohol, and an additional 30 to 40 million people are adversely affected because of close family ties to alcoholics; (4) the total cost of drug abuse to the Nation in 1983 was over $60,000,000,000; and (5) the vast majority of health benefits plans provide only limited coverage for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, which is a fact that can discourage the abuser from seeking treatment or, if the abuser does seek treatment, can cause the treatment. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) all employers providing health insurance policies should ensure that the policies provide adequate coverage for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction in recognition that the health consequences and costs for individuals and society can be as formidable as those resulting from other diseases and illnesses for which insurance coverage is much more adequate; and 10 fi (2) State insurance commissioners should encourage employers providing health benefits plans to ensure that the policies ear provide more adequate coverage for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. TITLE VII—NATIONAL ANTIDRUG REORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION SEC. TOOL SHORT TITLE.
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This title may be cited as the "National Antidrug Reorganization and Coordination Act". SEC. 7002. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that—

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