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Promote the director of ONDCP to presidential cabinet
The President should elevate the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), which sits within the White House and oversees U.S. drug and substance use policy across 19 federal departments and agencies, to a cabinet-level position. Congress should also amend ONDCP’s authorizing statute to integrate mental health into the structure of the Office.
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Reimburse for contingency management
Congress should require Medicare and state Medicaid programs to reimburse for Contingency Management.
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Pass the Black Mental Health Momnibus Act
Congress should pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (Momnibus 2.0) package, which includes 13 bills to address alarming disparities in Black maternal health.
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Pass the Supporting Farm Workers’ Mental Health Act
Congress should pass the Supporting Farm Workers’ Mental Health Act.
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Update the VA national formulary
The Department of Veterans Affairs should update its National Formulary to make all clinically appropriate non-opioid therapies available to patients.
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Create a special DEA registration
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) should create a special registration to allow for one DEA registration in coordination with a valid medical license in each state the practitioner is practicing medicine, rather than a separate medical license and DEA registration in every state.[1]