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,s4 #bhih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjah,mr4    
,casey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hell]1 & ,mr4  
,blum5?al7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act to     
remove lifetime limits "u ,/ate ,m$icaid
 programs on m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t =
 sub/ance use disord]s4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !              
,m$ication-,assi/$ ,treatm5t ,improvem5t
 ,act4  #b4 ,remov+ lifetime limits on  
m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t = sub/ance use
 disord]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section        
#aibg7;d7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifr-#h7;d77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 ! subsection head+1 by /rik+ on 
& ins]t+ & requirem5ts relat$ to !2 &   
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#h7 ,no maximum lifetime    
limit on m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t =    
sub/ance use disord]s ,any ,/ate t      
provides m$ical assi/ance = cov]$       

outpati5t drugs %all n impose a maximum 
lifetime limit on m$ical assi/ance =    
m$ication-assi/$ treatm5ts = sub/ance   
use disord]s t h be5 approv$ by ! ,food 
& ,drug ,adm9i/ration4  4  7b7          
,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 p>agraph 7#h7 
( section #aibg7;d7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifr-#h7;d771 z add$ by subsection    
7a77#b71 %all take effect on ! fir/ day 
( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] t beg9s on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7  
,exception = ,/ate legislation ,9 ! case
 ( a ,/ate plan = m$ical assi/ance "u   
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
:i* ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices det]m9es requires ,/ate        
legislation 7o!r ?an legislation        
appropriat+ funds7 9 ord] = ! plan to   
meet ! additional requirem5t impos$ by  
p>agraph 7#h7 ( section #aibg7;d7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acifr-#h7;d771 z add$ by subsection    
7a77#b71 ! ,/ate plan %all n be reg>d$ z

 fail+ to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( su*  
title solely on ! basis ( its failure to
 meet ?is additional requirem5t be=e !  
fir/ day ( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+   
aft] ! close ( ! fir/ regul> session ( !
 ,/ate legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4