3.0.0 2622 2023-01-01T20:17:37Z 2023-01-01T20:17:37Z Senate S 2021-08-05 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-08-05T16:56:29Z Quit Because of COVID–19 Act 117 2125 HR 2021-03-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Quit Because of COVID–19 Act 117 2185 HR 2021-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 117 4486 S 2022-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2021-08-05 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2021-08-05 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Drug therapy Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Poverty and welfare assistance Prescription drugs State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Health 00 2021-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2022-03-02T19:42:28Z Quit Because of COVID-19 Act

This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services.

Specifically, the bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. It also applies a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such items and services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 and for two years after the emergency period ends.

]]> Quit Because of COVID–19 Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Quit Because of COVID–19 Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Quit Because of COVID–19 Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2622is/xml/BILLS-117s2622is.xml 2021-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.