,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjai,mr4    
,casey 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,ms4 
,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote af=dable
 access to evid5ce-bas$ opioid treatm5ts
 "u ! ,m$ic>e program & require cov]age 
( m$ication assi/$ treatm5t = opioid use
 disord]s1 opioid ov]dose rev]sal       
m$ications1 & recov]y support s]vices by
 heal? plans )\t co/-%>+ requirem5ts4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,maximiz+ ,opioid ,recov]y ,em]g5cy   
,sav+s ,act or ! ,,m ,sav+s ,act4  #b4  
,te/+ ( elim9ation ( ,m$ic>e co/-%>+ =  
evid5ce-bas$ opioid treatm5ts ,section  
#aaae;,a7b77#b7 ( ! ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acae;a7b77#b77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 9 ! la/
 s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ 1 & %all include !   
model describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 7:i*  
%all be implem5t$ by n lat] ?an six     
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !      

,maximiz+ ,opioid ,recov]y ,em]g5cy     
,sav+s ,act7 be=e ! p]iod at ! end2 &   
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,d7 ,af=dable access to  
evid5ce-bas$ opioid treatm5ts  7i7 ,9   
g5]al ,! model describ$ 9 ?is           
subp>agraph is a model t seeks to       
provide af=dable access to evid5ce-bas$ 
opioid treatm5ts & recov]y support      
s]vices by elim9at+ co9surance1         
copaym5ts1 & d$uctibles o!rwise         
applicable "u p>ts ,b & ,d ( title      
,,xviii 7includ+ z su* p>ts are appli$  
"u "p ,c ( su* title7 = ! foll[+ items &
 s]vices t are o!rwise cov]$ "u su*     
p>ts3 7,i7 ,drugs & biologicals         
prescrib$ or furni%$ to treat opioid use
 disord]s or rev]se ov]dose4  7,,ii7    
,behavioral heal? s]vices furni%$ = !   
treatm5t ( opioid use disord]s4  7,,iii7
 ,recov]y support s]vices to ma9ta9 a   
heal?y life/yle foll[+ opioid misuse    
treatm5t1 su* z pe] c\nsel+ &           
transportation4  7ii7 ,selection ( sites
 ,! ,,cmi %all select #ae ,/ates 9 :i*  

to conduct ! model "u ?is subp>agraph4  
,a ,/ate %all meet ea* ( ! foll[+       
crit]ia 9 ord] to be select$ "u ! prec$+
 s5t5ce3 7,i7 ,! ,/ate has a high       
proportion ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies4       
7,,ii7 ,! ,/ate has a high rate (       
ov]dose dea?s due to opioids4  7,,iii7  
,! ,/ate has a significant p]c5tage (   
rural areas4  7iii7 ,t]m9ation &        
modification provision n applicable =   
fir/ five ye>s ( ! model ,! provisions (
 p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 %all apply to !     
model "u ?is subp>agraph beg9n+ on !    
date t is five ye>s aft] su* model is   
implem5t$1 b %all n apply to su* model  
prior to su* date4  4  #c4 ,cov]age (   
opioid treatm5ts ,title ,,xxvii ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #bgai;,a 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ai;a7 ! foll[+3      
#bgbj4 ,cov]age ( opioid treatm5ts ,a   
gr\p heal? plan & a heal? insurance     
issu] (f]+ gr\p or individual heal?     
insurance cov]age %all1 at a m9imum1    
provide cov]age = & %all n impose any   

co/-%>+ requirem5ts =-- 7#a7            
prescription drugs = ! treatm5t ( opioid
 use disord]s or to rev]se ov]dose2     
7#b7 behavioral heal? s]vices = !       
treatm5t ( opioid use disord]s2 or  7#c7
 recov]y support s]vices t are provid$ 9
 conjunction ) m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t
 = an opioid use disord]1 su* z pe]     
c\nsel+ & transportation1 to support !  
enrollee 9 ma9ta9+ a heal?y life/yle    
foll[+ opioid misuse treatm5t4  4  #d4  
,enhanc$ ,f$]al mat* = m$ication-assi/$ 
treatm5t & recov]y support s]vices "u   
,m$icaid  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section         
#aije7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,not)/&+ ! fir/ 
s5t5ce ( ?is subsection1 ! ,f$]al m$ical
 assi/ance p]c5tage %all be #ij p]c5t ) 
respect to am\nts exp5d$ dur+ ! p]iod   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#bi7 by a     
,/ate t is "o ( ! #ej ,/ates or !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia z m$ical assi/ance 
= m$ication-assi/$ treatm5t 7z def9$ 9  
subsection 7ee77#a7744  7b7 ,/ate option

 ,to provide recov]y support s]vices z  
"p ( m$ication-,assi/$ treatm5t ,section
 #aije7;ee77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7ee77#a77 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by     
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 9 
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7 at !
 option ( a ,/ate1 includes recov]y     
support s]vices1 su* z pe] c\nsel+ &    
transportation1 t are provid$ to an     
individual 9 conjunction ) ! provision (
 su* drugs & biological products to     
support ! individual 9 ma9ta9+ a heal?y 
life/yle foll[+ opioid misuse treatm5t4 
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