,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjai ,mr4  
,te/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide cov]age ( addiction c\nselor    
s]vices "u "p ,b ( ! ,m$ic>e program4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,addiction ,treatm5t ,access ,act4   
#b4 ,cov]age ( addiction c\nselor       
s]vices "u "p ,b ( ! ,m$ic>e program    
7a7 ,cov]age ( ,s]vices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #ahfa7s77#b7 ( ! ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7s77#b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,,gg71 by /rik+ & at ! end2
  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,,hh71 by /rik+ ! 
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,,ii7 addiction c\nselor s]vices 7z    
def9$ 9 subsection 7kkk77#a772 4  7#b7  
,def9itions ,section #ahfa ( ! ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is

 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
subsection3  7kkk7 ,addiction c\nselor  
s]vices2 addiction c\nselor  7#a7 ,! t]m
 addiction c\nselor s]vices means       
s]vices p]=m$ by an addiction c\nselor  
7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77 = ! diagnosis 
& treatm5t ( sub/ance abuse & addiction 
t ! addiction c\nselor is legally       
au?oriz$ to p]=m "u ,/ate law 7or !     
,/ate regulatory me*anism provid$ by !  
,/ate law7 ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* s]vices  
are p]=m$1 z w\ld o!rwise be cov]$ if   
furni%$ by a physician or z incid5t to a
 physician's pr(essional s]vice1 :i* may
 include--  7,a7 addiction assessm5t2   
7,b7 addiction c\nsel+2  7,c7 crisis    
managem5t2  7,d7 drug !rapy2  7,e7      
treatm5t plann+2 &  7,f7 treatm5t (     
co-occurr+ disord]s1  b only if no      
facility or o!r provid] *>ges or is paid
 any am\nts ) respect to ! furni%+ ( su*
 s]vices4  7#b7 ,! t]m addiction        
c\nselor means an individual :o-- 7,a7  
has complet$ c\rsework or tra9+ specific
 to treat+ sub/ance use disord]s1       

includ+ ) respect to ! addiction c\nsel+
 compet5cies id5tifi$ 9 ! docum5t       
publi%$ by ! ,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal  
,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration z "p ( !  
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,publication       
7,,tap7 s]ies1 numb] #ba1 entitl$       
,addiction ,c\nsel+ ,compet5cies3 ,! ,k1
 ,skills1 & ,attitudes ( ,pr(ressional  
,practice 7or any successor             
publication72 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( an     
individual p]=m+ s]vices 9 a ,/ate t    
provides = lic5sure or c]tification (   
addiction c\nselors1 is lic5s$ or       
c]tifi$ z an addiction c\nselor or      
alcohol & drug c\nselor 9 su* ,/ate4  4 
7#c7 ,provision = paym5t "u "p ,b       
,section #ahcb7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciek7a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by  
/rik+ & at ! end ( clause 7iv72 &  7,b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3   
7v7 addiction c\nselor s]vices2  4  7#d7
 ,am\nt ( paym5t ,section #ahcc7;a77#a7 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7a77#a77 is am5d$--     

7,a7 by /rik+ & be=e 7,,cc72 &  7,b7 by 
ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon at ! end !      
foll[+3 1 & 7,,dd7 ) respect to         
addiction c\nselor s]vices "u section   
#ahfa7s77#b77;,,ii71 ! am\nts paid %all 
be #hj p]c5t ( ! less] ( ! actual *>ge =
 ! s]vices or #fj p]c5t ( ! am\nt       
det]m9$ = paym5t ( a psy*ologi/ "u      
subp>agraph 7,l744  7#e7 ,inclusion (   
addiction c\nselors z practition]s =    
assignm5t ( claims ,section             
#ahdb7;b77#ah77;,c7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acieu7b77#ah77;,c77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7vii7 ,an  
addiction c\nselor 7z def9$ 9 section   
#ahfa7kkk77#b774  4  7b7 ,cov]age 9     
rural heal? cl9ics & f$]ally qualifi$   
heal? c5t]s ,section #ahfa7;aa77#a77;,b7
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa77#a77;,b77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ or by a cl9ical social work] 7z
 def9$ 9 subsection 7hh77#a771 & ins]t+ 
1 by a cl9ical social work] 7z def9$ 9  
subsection 7hh77#a771 or by an addiction

 c\nselor 7z def9$ 9 section            
#ahfa7kkk77#b7744  7c7 ,effective ,date 
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply ) respect to s]vices furni%$ on or
 aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4