Breaking Addiction Act of 2015

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 23 April 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 April 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 April 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 April 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 April 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 April 2015

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Sponsors

• Marcia Fudge · D · Sponsor
• TIM RYAN · D · Sponsor
• Marcy Kaptur · D · Sponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
• David Cicilline · D · Cosponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Cosponsor
• Matt Cartwright · D · Cosponsor
• Michael Turner · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Stivers · R · Cosponsor
• David Joyce · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Ann Kuster · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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