Click any annotated section or its icon to see analysis.
Referenced Laws
42 U.S.C. 254c–15
42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act or the SIREN Reauthorization Act.
Section 2
2. Rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program Section 330J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–15) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (referred to in this section as the Secretary) and inserting the Assistant Secretary,; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: ensure emergency medical services personnel are trained on mental health and substance use disorders and care for individuals with such disorders in emergency situations; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and by adding at the end the following: acquire drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected overdose. by striking subsection (f); by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); in subsection (f)(1), as so redesignated, by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028; by redesignating such section 330J as section 553 of the Public Health Service Act; and by transferring such section 553, as so redesignated, to appear at the end of part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.). (E)ensure emergency medical services personnel are trained on mental health and substance use disorders and care for individuals with such disorders in emergency situations; and; and (D)acquire drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected overdose.;