Press release
WASHINGTON— Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, which will extend funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) for two years. The CCBHC pilot program in Oklahoma has provided assistance for those battling mental illness and substance abuse disorders for the last two years and funding for the program currently expires on June 30, 2019.
“Despite the opioid crisis leading to the deaths of more than 70,000 Americans by drug overdoses, only one in ten Americans with an addiction receives treatment,” Mullin said. “CCBHCs have dramatically improved access to community-based opioid addiction care in Oklahoma and the seven other states with pilot programs. Extending funding for these programs will allow more people to get the help they need and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to take up this legislation before funding runs out.”
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