The Addressing Drug Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings (Act) (1) requires healthcare entities to establish policies and procedures for the prevention and detection of drug diversion by healthcare professionals and to ensure that treatment and recovery support services are offered to eligible healthcare professionals; (2) requires certain individuals and entities to report healthcare professionals suspected of misusing drugs and/or alcohol, diverting drugs for personal use, having an untreated substance use disorder, or practicing while impaired and to establish penalties for failure to make such reports; (3) requires boards, as defined in this Act, to establish or participate in an alternative to discipline program for eligible healthcare professionals; (4) establishes legal protections for individuals who make reports as required by this Act; (5) provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for specified individuals and entities for actions taken pursuant to this Act; (6) establishes penalties for healthcare entities that fail to take corrective action after discovering diversion by a healthcare professional; (7) establishes program reporting and audit requirements; (8) establishes technology grants for healthcare entities to be used for the prevention and detection of drug diversion; and (9) establishes funding provisions for alternative to discipline programs.

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