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US HR2501

CRIB Act Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act


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Introduced
05/17/2017
In Committee
05/19/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

CRIB Act Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to cover inpatient or outpatient services at a residential pediatric recovery center for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome) and their families.

AI Summary

This bill, the Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (CRIB Act), amends the Medicaid program to allow states the option of providing medical assistance for inpatient or outpatient services at a residential pediatric recovery center for infants under 1 year of age diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a withdrawal syndrome that can occur in infants exposed to drugs, including opioids, before birth. The bill defines a "residential pediatric recovery center" and states that it is the sense of Congress that these centers should offer counseling and other services to the mothers and families of the infants receiving treatment.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (29)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 05/19/2017)

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