1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 or the TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 . 2. Establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 549 ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–4 ) the following new section: 550. Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education (a) In general The Secretary, in consultation with such other agencies as are appropriate, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish a solicitation process and award cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the designation of such entities as Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education and support of such regional centers of excellence to enhance and improve how health professionals are educated in pain management and substance use disorder through development, evaluation, and distribution of evidence-based curriculum for health care professional schools. An eligible entity designated by the Secretary as a Regional Center of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education shall carry out the activities described in subsection (b). (b) Selection of centers of excellence (1) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a cooperative agreement under subsection (a), an entity shall— (A) be an entity specified by the Secretary that offers education to students in various health professions, which may include— (i) a health system; (ii) a teaching hospital; (iii) a community health center; (iv) a physician’s office; (v) a medical school; or (vi) any other health professional school, school of public health, or Cooperative Extension Program at institutions of higher education engaged in an aspect of the prevention, treatment, or recovery of substance use disorders