,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cacf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjbc,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social  
,security ,act to extend the requirement
 for ,state ,medicaid plans to provide  
coverage for medication-assisted        
treatment4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,extending ,access  
to ,addiction ,treatment ,act4  #b4     
,extending requirement for ,state       
,medicaid plans to provide coverage for 
medication-assisted treatment  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #aije of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection         
7a77#bi71 by striking for the period    
beginning ,october #a1 #bjbj1 and ending
 ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and inserting   
beginning on ,october #a1 #bjbj12 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7ee77#b71 by striking

 for the period specified in such       
paragraph1 if before the beginning of   
such period the ,state certifies to the 
satisfaction of the ,secretary and      
inserting if such ,state certifies1 not 
less than every #e years and to the     
satisfaction of the ,secretary14  7b7   
,conforming amendment ,section          
#ajjf7;b77#d77;,a7 of the ,substance    
,use-,disorder ,prevention that         
,promotes ,opioid ,recovery and         
,treatment for ,patients and            
,communities ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a
 note7 is amended by striking 1 and     
before ,october #a1 #bjbe4