Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act”.
Extending Access to Addiction Treatment Act
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the requirement for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment.
Sec. 2 Extending requirement for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment
in subsection (a)(29), by striking “for the period beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September 30, 2025,” and inserting “beginning on October 1, 2020,”; and
in subsection (ee)(2), by striking “for the period specified in such paragraph, if before the beginning of such period the State certifies to the satisfaction of the Secretary” and inserting “if such State certifies, not less than every 5 years and to the satisfaction of the Secretary,”.
Conforming amendment— Section 1006(b)(4)(A) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking “, and before October 1, 2025”.