486 Senate, April 16, 1998. The Commissioner of Social Services may amend the Medicaid state plan to provide coverage for treatment for smoking cessation ordered by a licensed physician to the extent permitted by federal law. This act shall take effect July 1, 1998. The types of smoking cessation treatments that would be available are not defined in this bill. This bill allows the Department of Social Services commissioner to provide Medicaid coverage for smoking cessation treatment ordered by a physician to the extent that federal law allows coverage.
Federal law permits states to cover some, none, or all smoking cessation drugs.