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Introduced
05/10/2018
05/10/2018
In Committee
05/30/2018
05/30/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Expanding Access to Treatment Act This bill requires payment under Medicare to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have health care practitioners who are newly certified to provide medication-assisted treatment. Specifically, a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic may receive payment for each health care practitioner who becomes certified on or after January 1, 2019, to prescribe or dispense methadone, buprenorphine, or suboxone (medications used to treat opioid-use disorders). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set payments based on training costs for practitioner certification.
AI Summary
This bill, the Expanding Access to Treatment Act, requires Medicare to make additional payments to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs) that have healthcare practitioners who become certified to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders, such as using methadone, buprenorphine, or suboxone. The payments are meant to cover the training costs for these new MAT-certified practitioners. The bill provides $6 million for payments to FQHCs and $2 million for payments to RHCs, which will remain available until expended.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 05/30/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5769/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5769/BILLS-115hr5769ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5769/BILLS-115hr5769ih.pdf.pdf |
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