,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 
,tonko 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act to prohibit ,states      
receiving ,federal medical assistance   
for medication-assisted treatment under 
,medicaid from imposing utilization     
control policies or procedures with     
respect to such treatment1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,reducing ,barriers 
to ,substance ,use ,treatment ,act4  #b4
 ,prohibition of utilization control    
policies or procedures for              
medication-assisted treatment under     
,medicaid ,section #aije of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7  
is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  
7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by moving the margin of clause    

7xvi7 #d ems to the left2 and  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#bi71 by inserting and to the
 extent allowed in paragraph 7#c7 of    
such subsection after paragraph 7#a7 of 
such subsection2 and  7#b7 in subsection
 7ee71 by adding at the end the         
following new paragraph3  7#c7          
,prohibition of utilization control     
policies or procedures for              
medication-assisted treatment ,a ,state 
which receives ,federal medical         
assistance under subsection 7a77#bi7 for
 expenditures for medication-assisted   
treatment may not impose any utilization
 control policies or procedures 7as     
defined by the ,secretary71 including   
prior authorization requirements1 with  
respect to such treatment4  4