[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2898 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2898

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove lifetime limits 
  under State Medicaid programs on medication-assisted treatment for 
                        substance use disorders.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2018

Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Blumenthal) 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 remove lifetime limits 
  under State Medicaid programs on medication-assisted treatment for 
                        substance use disorders.

    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 ``Medication-Assisted Treatment 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVING LIFETIME LIMITS ON MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR 
              SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1927(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``on'' and 
        inserting ``and Requirements Related to the''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) No maximum lifetime limit on medication-assisted 
        treatment for substance use disorders.--Any State that provides 
        medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs shall not 
        impose a maximum lifetime limit on medical assistance for 
        medication-assisted treatments for substance use disorders that 
        have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        paragraph (8) of section 1927(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)), as added by subsection (a)(2), shall take 
        effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that 
        begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a 
        State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
        additional requirement imposed by paragraph (8) of section 
        1927(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)), as 
        added by subsection (a)(2), the State plan shall not be 
        regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
        title solely on the basis of its failure to meet this 
        additional requirement before the first day of the first 
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular 
        session of the State legislature that begins after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act.
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