1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 . 2. Program to support emergency room discharge and care coordination for drug overdose patients (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program (in this Act referred to as the Program ) to develop protocols for discharging patients who have presented with a drug overdose and enhance the integration and coordination of care and treatment options for individuals with substance use disorder after discharge. (b) Grant establishment and participation (1) In general In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to not more than 20 eligible health care sites described in paragraph (2). (2) Eligible health care sites To be eligible for a grant under this section, a health care site shall— (A) submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as specified by the Secretary; (B) have an emergency department; (C) (i) have a licensed health care professional on site who has a waiver under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g) ) to administer medication-assisted treatment; or (ii) have a demonstrable plan to hire a full-time licensed health care professional who has a waiver described in clause (i) to administer such treatment on site