1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users’ Treatment Act of 2018 or the REACH OUT Act of 2018 . 2. Grants to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids (a) Grants authorized The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) shall, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the purposes described in subsection (b). (b) Use of funds Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded under subsection (a) shall be used to support eligible entities through technical assistance— (1) to educate and provide outreach to outlier prescribers of opioids about best practices for prescribing opioids; (2) to educate and provide outreach to outlier prescribers of opioids about non-opioid pain management therapies; and (3) to reduce the amount of opioid prescriptions prescribed by outlier prescribers of opioids. (c) Application Each eligible entity seeking to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (d) Geographic distribution In awarding grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize establishing technical assistance resources in each State. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) an organization— (i) that has demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to health care professionals on a State or regional basis; and (ii) that has at least— (I) one individual who is a representative of consumers on its governing body; and (II) one individual who is a representative of health care providers on its governing body