US SB670 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require coverage, without cost-sharing, of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women. Provides for an increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for tobacco cessation counseling services and medications.
Title
Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Child health
Drug and radiation therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/670/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s670/BILLS-111s670is.pdf |
