[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3136 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3136

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the requirement 
 for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted 
                               treatment.


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                   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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Extending Access to Addiction 
Treatment Act''.

SEC. 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''.
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