Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act

Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act

This bill extends through September 30, 2035, the requirement that state Medicaid programs cover medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorders. (The requirement is set to expire on September 30, 2025.)

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3736 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3736

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2023

  Mr. Tonko (for himself and Mr. Armstrong) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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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(a)(29) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)(29)) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
``2035''.
    (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 ``2025'' and inserting ``2035''.
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