HR 2687 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 25, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMay 25, 2017
R-WVEvan H. JenkinsOriginalMay 25, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMay 25, 2017
D-NHAnn M. KusterJun 7, 2017
R-PAPatrick MeehanJun 29, 2017
D-WADenny HeckJul 11, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreJul 11, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkJul 11, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 17, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaJul 17, 2017
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJul 17, 2017
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJul 20, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJul 20, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerJul 24, 2017
R-MSGregg HarperJul 24, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonJul 28, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamSep 12, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeSep 27, 2017
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOct 5, 2017
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOct 12, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturNov 16, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonNov 30, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernNov 30, 2017
D-CARo KhannaNov 30, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterDec 6, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoDec 6, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaDec 6, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinDec 6, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.Dec 11, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Dec 11, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenDec 11, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffDec 13, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeDec 13, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisDec 13, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsDec 13, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyDec 13, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellDec 13, 2017
R-MEBruce PoliquinDec 15, 2017
D-ILCheri BustosDec 15, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierDec 15, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushDec 20, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisDec 20, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzDec 20, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleDec 21, 2017
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJan 12, 2018
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJan 12, 2018
D-OREarl BlumenauerJan 17, 2018
D-CAJudy ChuJan 17, 2018
D-ILMike QuigleyJan 17, 2018
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceJan 25, 2018
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyFeb 16, 2018
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthFeb 26, 2018
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 1, 2018
R-OHSteve StiversMar 8, 2018
R-PAMike KellyApr 9, 2018
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciApr 18, 2018
D-TXBeto O'RourkeMay 22, 2018
D-WIRon KindJul 23, 2018
D-CABrad ShermanAug 14, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 25, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 26, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 25, 2017Introduced in House
  3. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution.

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-64MEMBER DAY: TESTIMONY AND PROPOSALS ON THE OPIOID CRISIS167 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeOct 11, 2017

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1169Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion ActIdentical billMay 17, 2017
HR 8586Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion ActReintroduced BillOct 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.

  1. May 25, 2017Introduced in House

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