Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act

Bill: 118-s-3136
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-10-26
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3136 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26, 2023 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the requirement for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act . 2. Extending requirement for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment (a) In general Section 1905 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(29), by striking for the period beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September 30, 2025, and inserting beginning on October 1, 2020, ; and (2) in subsection (ee)(2), by striking for the period specified in such paragraph, if before the beginning of such period the State certifies to the satisfaction of the Secretary and inserting if such State certifies, not less than every 5 years and to the satisfaction of the Secretary, . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1006(b)(4)(A) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking , and before October 1, 2025 .