Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Behavioral health, substance-use treatment, and related coverage/programs.

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July 2026

Rulemaking

Comment period closed · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 22FDAClosed

PSG_020126 - Draft Guidance on Doxepin Hydrochloride

Comment period closed · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 22FDAClosed

PSG_209819 - Draft Guidance on Buprenorphine

Comment period closed · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 22FDAClosed

PSG_202971 - Draft Guidance on Aripiprazole

Legislation

Bill reported · Jul 22Reported

National Plan for Epilepsy Act

Bill introduced · Jul 22

C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act

Bill introduced · Jul 22

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services or substance use disorder services and primary care services furnished on the same day.

Bill introduced · Jul 22

Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

Bill introduced · Jul 22

To direct the Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing a pilot program that establishes a behavioral neurology fellowship program to provide training opportunities with respect to treating members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injuries.

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 21FDAClosed

PSG_020126 - Draft Guidance on Doxepin Hydrochloride

Comment period closing · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 21FDAClosed

PSG_209819 - Draft Guidance on Buprenorphine

Comment period closing · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 21FDAClosed

PSG_202971 - Draft Guidance on Aripiprazole

Comment period closing · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Jul 21CDCClosed

Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real-Time (AVERT) 2026-10513

Comment period closed · Department of Veterans Affairs · Jul 21VAClosed

Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (AS73)

Legislation

Bill introduced · Jul 21

To instruct the Federal Communications Commission to initiate a notice of inquiry and instruct the Government Accountability Office to complete a study and report providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Department of Veterans Affairs · Jul 20VAClosed

Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (AS73)

Comment period closing · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Jul 16FMCSAClosed

Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

Comment period closing · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 15FDAClosed

PSG_209819 - Draft Guidance on Buprenorphine

Comment period closing · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 15FDAClosed

PSG_020126 - Draft Guidance on Doxepin Hydrochloride

Comment period closing · Food and Drug Administration · Jul 15FDAClosed

PSG_202971 - Draft Guidance on Aripiprazole

Comment period closing · Department of Veterans Affairs · Jul 14VAClosed

Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (AS73)

Upcoming deadlines

Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; COBENFY

FDA · Comment closes · Aug 6

Revising Definitions of Adjudicated as a Mental Defective and Committed to a Mental Institution

ATF · Comment closes · Aug 7

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Tianeptine in Schedule I

DEA · Comment closes · Aug 8

Designation of Phenethyl Halides as List I Chemicals

DEA · Comment closes · Aug 11

Request for Information: Training and Care Delivery Models for Safe Administration of Potential FDA-Approved Psychedelic Therapies in Ambulatory Clinical Settings

HRSA · Comment closes · Aug 14

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