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H.R. 1988

Breaking Addiction Act of 2015

Breaking Addiction Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for waiver of the limitation on medical assistance to certain patients in an institution for mental diseases (IMD limitation) in order to permit medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for the treatment of a substance use condition for a qualified individual in a community-based institution for mental diseases.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11](D-OH)Sponsor
12 cosponsors9 D3 R
12cosponsors1committees4actions4subjects
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  3. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  4. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Breaking Addiction Act of 2015 — Informed