,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efe  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#eghi  ,report ,no4 #aae-gcj  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#ae1 #bjah ,mr4 ,foster 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,guthrie7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,june #ab1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3  
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,walden1 and ,ms4
 ,herrera ,beutler  ,june #ab1 #bjah    
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed ,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,may #ae1 #bjah  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social  
,security ,act to provide for ,medicaid 
coverage protections for pregnant and   
post-partum women while receiving       
inpatient treatment for a substance use 
disorder1 and for other purposes4  #a4  

,guidance to improve care for infants   
with neonatal abstinence syndrome and   
their mothers2 ,,gao study on gaps in   
,medicaid coverage for pregnant and     
postpartum women with substance use     
disorder  7a7 ,guidance ,not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services shall issue       
guidance to improve care for infants    
with neonatal abstinence syndrome and   
their mothers4 ,such guidance shall     
include--  7#a7 the types of services1  
including post-discharge services and   
parenting supports1 for mothers and     
fathers of babies with neonatal         
abstinence syndrome that ,states may    
cover under the ,medicaid program under 
title ,,xix of the ,social ,security    
,act2  7#b7 best practices from ,states 
with respect to innovative or           
evidenced-based payment models that     
focus on prevention1 screening1         
treatment1 plans of safe care1 and      
post-discharge services for mothers and 

fathers with substance use disorders and
 babies with neonatal abstinence        
syndrome that improve care and clinical 
outcomes2  7#c7 recommendations for     
,states on available financing options  
under the ,medicaid program under title 
,,xix of such ,act and under the        
,children's ,health ,insurance ,program 
under title ,,xxi of such ,act for      
,children's ,health ,insurance ,program 
,health ,services ,initiative funds for 
parents with substance use disorders1   
infants with neonatal abstinence        
syndrome1 and home visiting services2   
and  7#d7 guidance and technical        
assistance to ,state ,medicaid agencies 
regarding additional flexibilities and  
incentives related to screening1        
prevention1 and post-discharge services1
 including parenting supports1 under    
contracts with medicaid managed care    
organizations4  7b7 ,,gao study ,not    
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states shall conduct a study1 and      
submit to ,congress a report1 addressing
 gaps in coverage for pregnant women    
with substance use disorder under the   
,medicaid program under title ,,xix of  
the ,social ,security ,act1 and gaps in 
coverage for postpartum women with      
substance use disorder who had coverage 
during their pregnancy under the        
,medicaid program under such title4     
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
to require the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services to issue guidance to  
improve care for infants with neonatal  
abstinence syndrome and their mothers1  
and require the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states to conduct a study 
on gaps in ,medicaid coverage for       
pregnant and postpartum women with      
substance use disorder44  ,june #ab1    
#bjah ,reported with amendments1        
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed