,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1    
,mr4 ,nelson1 & ,mr4 ,casey7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices to issue guidance to ,/ates to 
improve c>e = infants ) neonatal ab/95ce
 syndrome & _! mo!rs & fa!rs or gu>dians
 "u ,m$icaid4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,neonatal ,ab/95ce 
,int]v5tion ,act4  #b4 ,improv+ c>e =   
infants ) neonatal ab/95ce syndrome & _!
 mo!rs & fa!rs or gu>dians ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all issue guidance to ,/ates  
to improve c>e = infants ) neonatal     
ab/95ce syndrome & _! mo!rs & fa!rs or  
gu>dians4 ,su* guidance %all include--  
7#a7 ! types ( s]vices1 includ+         
po/-dis*>ge s]vices & p>5t+ supports1 = 

mo!rs & fa!rs or gu>dians ( infants )   
neonatal ab/95ce syndrome t ,/ates may  
cov] "u ! ,m$icaid program "u title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472  7#b7 be/     
practices f ,/ates ) respect to         
innovative or evid5c$-bas$ paym5t models
 t focus on prev5tion1 scre5+1 treatm5t1
 plans ( safe c>e1 & po/-dis*>ge s]vices
 = mo!rs & fa!rs or gu>dians ) sub/ance 
use disord]s & infants ) neonatal       
ab/95ce syndrome t improve c>e & cl9ical
 outcomes2  7#c7 recomm5dations = ,/ates
 on available f9anc+ options "u !       
,m$icaid program1 includ+ "u a waiv] (  
su* program1 = mo!rs & fa!rs or gu>dians
 ) sub/ance use disord]s1 infants )     
neonatal ab/95ce syndrome1 & home visit+
 s]vices2  7#d7 recomm5dations &        
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ate ,m$icaid    
ag5cies reg>d+ additional flexibilities 
& inc5tives relat$ to scre5+1 prev5tion1
 & po/-dis*>ge s]vices1 includ+ p>5t+   
supports1 "u contracts ) ,m$icaid manag$
 c>e organizations2 &  7#e7 t]m9ology & 

sugge/$ int]national classification (   
diseases 7,,icd7 codes to id5tify       
infants ) neonatal ab/95ce syndrome &   
neonatal opioid )drawal4