Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act
Latest action · May 26, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to adults for residential addiction treatment facility services under the Medicaid program if such services are offered as part of a full continuum of evidence-based treatment services. "Residential addiction treatment facility services" are medically necessary inpatient services provided in an accredited, size-limited facility for the purpose of treating a substance use disorder within a specified time period.
The provision of medical assistance for such services to an individual shall not prohibit federal financial participation for medical assistance with respect to other services provided to the individual within the same time period.
Subject to specified conditions, a woman who is eligible for medical assistance on the basis of being pregnant may remain eligible for residential addiction treatment facility services for specified time periods without regard to eligibility limits that would otherwise apply as a result of her pregnancy ending.
In addition, the bill establishes a grant program for states to expand infrastructure and treatment capabilities of existing youth addiction treatment facilities that: (1) provide addiction treatment services to youths under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and (2) are located in communities with high numbers of medically underserved populations of at-risk youths. At least 15% of grant funds awarded to a state must be used for making payments to rural facilities.
Cosponsors 59
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Aug 14, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Jul 24, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 25, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
- May 25, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 91, May 25, 2017, page H4608.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-64 | MEMBER DAY: TESTIMONY AND PROPOSALS ON THE OPIOID CRISIS167 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 11, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1169 | Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act | Identical bill | May 17, 2017 |
| HR 8586 | Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 13, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between the ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
