,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ab1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 and ,mr4 ,casey7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services to issue guidance to   
,states to improve care for infants with
 neonatal abstinence syndrome and their 
mothers and fathers or guardians under  
,medicaid4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,neonatal          
,abstinence ,intervention ,act4  #b4    
,improving care for infants with        
neonatal abstinence syndrome and their  
mothers and fathers or guardians ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
issue guidance to ,states to improve    
care for infants with neonatal          

abstinence syndrome and their mothers   
and fathers or guardians4 ,such guidance
 shall include--  7#a7 the types of     
services1 including post-discharge      
services and parenting supports1 for    
mothers and fathers or guardians of     
infants with neonatal abstinence        
syndrome that ,states may cover under   
the ,medicaid program under title ,,xix 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472  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 or guardians with   
substance use disorders and infants with
 neonatal abstinence syndrome that      
improve care and clinical outcomes2     
7#c7 recommendations for ,states on     
available financing options under the   
,medicaid program1 including under a    
waiver of such program1 for mothers and 
fathers or guardians with substance use 

disorders1 infants with neonatal        
abstinence syndrome1 and home visiting  
services2  7#d7 recommendations 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 organizations2  
and  7#e7 terminology and suggested     
international classification of diseases
 7,,icd7 codes to identify infants with 
neonatal abstinence syndrome and        
neonatal opioid withdrawal4