US Congress Senate Bill 2872 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

NAS Healthy Babies Act Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which results from a newborn's exposure to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb. Specifically, the GAO shall report on: the prevalence of NAS, NAS treatment services for which coverage is available under state Medicaid programs, the settings and associated reimbursement methodologies for NAS treatment, the prevalence of utilization of various care settings under state Medicaid programs for NAS treatment, and any federal barriers to treating infants with NAS under state Medicaid programs. The GAO shall also report on its recommendations for improvements that will ensure access to NAS treatment under state Medicaid programs.

NAS Healthy Babies Act Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act

Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Sen. Angus King [I-ME]

Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4978 (Same As) 2016-05-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB5189 (Related) 2016-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
SB524 (Related) 2016-07-22 - Became Public Law No: 114-198. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2872/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2872/BILLS-114s2872is.pdf