[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3429 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3429

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance 
to States to improve care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome 
       and their mothers and fathers or guardians under Medicaid.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2018

   Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Casey) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance 
to States to improve care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome 
       and their mothers and fathers or guardians under Medicaid.

    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 ``Neonatal Abstinence Intervention 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING CARE FOR INFANTS WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME 
              AND THEIR MOTHERS AND FATHERS OR GUARDIANS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance to States 
to improve care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their 
mothers and fathers or guardians. Such guidance shall include--
            (1) the types of services, including post-discharge 
        services and parenting supports, for mothers and fathers or 
        guardians of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome that 
        States may cover under the Medicaid program under title XIX of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
            (2) best practices from States with respect to innovative 
        or evidenced-based payment models that focus on prevention, 
        screening, treatment, plans of safe care, and post-discharge 
        services for mothers and fathers or guardians with substance 
        use disorders and infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome 
        that improve care and clinical outcomes;
            (3) recommendations for States on available financing 
        options under the Medicaid program, including under a waiver of 
        such program, for mothers and fathers or guardians with 
        substance use disorders, infants with neonatal abstinence 
        syndrome, and home visiting services;
            (4) recommendations and technical assistance to State 
        Medicaid agencies regarding additional flexibilities and 
        incentives related to screening, prevention, and post-discharge 
        services, including parenting supports, under contracts with 
        Medicaid managed care organizations; and
            (5) terminology and suggested international classification 
        of diseases (ICD) codes to identify infants with neonatal 
        abstinence syndrome and neonatal opioid withdrawal.
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