,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjah,mr4    
,c>d9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,isakson7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
submit a report to ,congress on !       
provision ( pe] support s]vices "u !    
,m$icaid program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pe] ,support      
,enhancem5t & ,evaluation ,review ,act4 
#b4 ,,gao report on pe] support s]vices 
"u ,m$icaid  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,f9ance
 ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on ,heal?1  
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate a report on ! provision ( pe]    
support s]vices "u ! ,m$icaid program4  
7b7 ,cont5t ( report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  

report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all   
include ! foll[+ in=mation3 7,a7        
,in=mation on ,/ate cov]age ( pe]       
support s]vices "u ,m$icaid1 includ+--  
7i7 ! me*anisms ?r\gh :i* ,/ates may    
provide su* cov]age1 includ+ ?r\gh exi/+
 /atutory au?ority or ?r\gh waiv]s2     
7ii7 ! populations to :i* ,/ates h      
provid$ su* cov]age2  7iii7 ! paym5t    
models1 includ+ any alt]native paym5t   
models1 us$ by ,/ates to pay provid]s ( 
su* s]vices2 &  7iv7 :]e available1     
in=mation on ,f$]al & ,/ate sp5d+ "u    
,m$icaid = pe] support s]vices4  7,b7   
,in=mation on select$ ,/ate exp]i5ces 9 
provid+ m$ical assi/ance = pe] support  
s]vices "u ,/ate ,m$icaid plans & :e!r  
,/ates measure ! effects ( provid+ su*  
assi/ance ) respect to-- 7i7 improv+    
access to behavioral heal? s]vices2     
7ii7 improv+ e>ly detection1 & prev5t+  
wors5+1 ( behavioral heal? disord]s2    
7iii7 r$uc+ *ronic & comorbid           
conditions2 &  7iv7 r$uc+ ov]all heal?  
co/s4  7#b7 ,recomm5dations ,! report   

requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include  
recomm5dations1 includ+ recomm5dations =
 su* legislative & adm9i/rative actions 
relat$ to improv+ s]vices1 includ+ pe]  
support s]vices1 & access to pe] support
 s]vices "u ,m$icaid z ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates det]m9es       
appropriate4