Bill Text: IA SF415 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to coverage under the Medicaid program for anti-addiction medication.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-01 - Subcommittee: Costello, Edler, and Jochum. S.J. 450. [SF415 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF415-Introduced.html
Senate
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415
BY
WEINER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
coverage
under
the
Medicaid
program
for
1
anti-addiction
medication.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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415
Section
1.
MEDICAID
PROGRAM
COVERAGE
——
ANTI-ADDICTION
1
MEDICATION.
The
department
of
health
and
humans
services
shall
2
require,
under
both
Medicaid
fee-for-service
administration
and
3
Medicaid
managed
care
organization
administration,
the
coverage
4
of
medications
used
to
treat
substance
use
disorders
up
to
the
5
maximum
daily
dose
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
6
administration
and
as
indicated
based
on
the
patient’s
medical
7
condition
and
response
to
treatment.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
requires
Medicaid
coverage
for
medications
used
12
to
treat
substance
use
disorders
up
to
the
maximum
daily
dose
13
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
and
14
as
indicated
by
the
patient’s
medical
condition
and
response
15
to
treatment.
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