I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7286 
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage 
of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2020 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. ENGEL, 
and Ms. BARRAGA´N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act 
to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation 
services under such titles, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quit Because of 
COVID-19 Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CES-
SATION SERVICES IN MEDICAID. 
(a) REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE
OF COUN-
SELING AND PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR CESSATION OF TO-
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BACCO USE.—Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: 
‘‘; 
and 
(E) 
counseling 
and 
pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use 
by individuals who are eligible under the State 
plan (as defined in subsection (gg)) during the 
period beginning on the first day of the emer-
gency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) 
and ending on the last day of the 2-year period 
after the last day of such emergency period’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(gg) For purposes of this title, the term ‘counseling 
and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use’ means 
diagnostic, 
therapy, 
and 
counseling 
services 
and 
pharmacotherapy (including the coverage of prescription 
and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents approved by 
the Food and Drug Administration) for the cessation of 
tobacco use by individuals who use tobacco products or 
who are being treated for tobacco use that are furnished— 
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‘‘(1) by or under the supervision of a physician; 
or 
‘‘(2) by any other health care professional 
who— 
‘‘(A) is legally authorized to furnish such 
services under State law (or the State regu-
latory mechanism provided by State law) of the 
State in which the services are furnished; and 
‘‘(B) is authorized to receive payment for 
other services under this title or is designated 
by the Secretary for this purpose; 
which is recommended in the guideline entitled, 
‘Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Up-
date: A Clinical Practice Guideline’ published by the 
Public Health Service in May 2008 (or any subse-
quent modification of such guideline) or is rec-
ommended for the cessation of tobacco use by the 
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force or any addi-
tional intervention approved by the Food and Drug 
Administration as safe and effective in helping 
smokers quit.’’. 
(b) NO COST SHARING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsections (a)(2) and 
(b)(2) of section 1916 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396o) are each amended— 
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