,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fggh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjah,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices to provide guidance  
to ,/ates reg>d+ ,f$]al reimbursem5t =  
furni%+ s]vices & treatm5t = sub/ance   
use disord]s "u ,m$icaid us+ teleheal?  
s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,m$icaid ,sub/ance ,use     
,disord] ,treatm5t via ,teleheal? ,act4 
#b4 ,guidance to ,/ates reg>d+ ,f$]al   
reimbursem5t = furni%+ s]vices &        
treatm5t = sub/ance use disord]s "u     
,m$icaid us+ teleheal? s]vices1 includ+ 
9 s*ool-bas$ heal? c5t]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices1 %all issue guidance  
to ,/ates on ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,/ate      

options = ,f$]al reimbursem5t (         
exp5ditures "u ,m$icaid = furni%+       
s]vices & treatm5t = sub/ance use       
disord]s1 includ+ assessm5t1            
m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t1 c\nsel+1     
m$ication managem5t1 & m$ication adh]5ce
 ) prescrib$ m$ication regimes1 us+     
teleheal? s]vices4 ,su* guidance %all   
also include guidance on furni%+ s]vices
 & treatm5ts t address ! ne$s (         
high-risk individuals1 includ+ at lea/ !
 foll[+ gr\ps3  7,a7 ,am]ican ,indians &
 ,alaska ,natives4  7,b7 ,adults "u !   
age ( #dj4  7,c7 ,individuals ) a hi/ory
 ( nonfatal ov]dose4  7,d7 ,individuals 
) a co-occurr+ s]i\s m5tal illness &    
sub/ance use disord]4  7#b7 ,/ate       
options = ,f$]al reimbursem5t (         
exp5ditures "u ,m$icaid = education     
direct$ to provid]s s]v+ ,m$icaid       
b5efici>ies ) sub/ance use disord]s us+ 
! hub & spoke model1 ?r\gh contracts )  
manag$ c>e entities1 ?r\gh adm9i/rative 
claim+ = disease managem5t activities1 &
 "u ,deliv]y ,sy/em ,re=m ,inc5tive     

,paym5t 7,,dsrip7 programs4  7#c7 ,/ate 
options = ,f$]al reimbursem5t (         
exp5ditures "u ,m$icaid = furni%+       
s]vices & treatm5t = sub/ance use       
disord]s = individuals enroll$ 9        
,m$icaid 9 a s*ool-bas$ heal? c5t] us+  
teleheal? s]vices4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,s*ool-bas$ heal? c5t] ,!
 t]m s*ool-bas$ heal? c5t] has ! mean+  
giv5 t t]m 9 section #baaj7;c77#i7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig;jj7c77#i774  7#b7 ,teleheal?      
s]vices ,! t]m teleheal? s]vices        
includes remote pati5t monitor+ & o!r   
key modalities su* z live video or      
syn*ron\s teleheal?1 /ore-&-=w>d or     
asyn*ron\s teleheal?1 mobile heal?1     
telephonic consultation1 & electronic   
consult includ+ provid]-to-provid]      
e-consults4