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Senate Bill 2704
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
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S. 2704 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2704


To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of methadone under Medicare part B.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 18, 2018

Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of methadone under Medicare part B.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act”.

SEC. 2. Coverage of methadone under Medicare part B.

(a) Coverage.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended—

(1) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (FF);

(2) by adding “and” at the end of subparagraph (GG); and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (GG) the following new subparagraph:

“(HH) methadone, if furnished or dispensed (including by prescription) on or after January 1, 2019, to an individual for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment by a physician or other practitioner who has in effect a registration or waiver under section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to dispense methadone for such purpose;”.

(b) Payment.—

(1) IN CONNECTION WITH PHYSICIAN AND SUPPLIER SERVICE.—Section 1842(o)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(o)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(H) In the case of methadone (as described in section 1861(s)(2)(HH)), the amount provided under section 1847A for such drug.”.

(2) COVERED OPD SERVICE.—Section 1833(t)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting “and methadone described in paragraph (2)(HH) of such section” after “section 1861(s)”.

(c) Budget neutrality.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement the amendments made by this section in a manner such that—

(1) estimated expenditures under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4) with application of such amendments are equal to estimated expenditures under such schedule without application of such amendments; and

(2) estimated expenditures under the prospective payment system under section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)) with application of such amendments are equal to estimated expenditures under such system without application of such amendments.