NAS Healthy Babies Act

Summary

Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS 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.

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Timeline

1. 28 April 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 April 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 28 April 2016 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 April 2016

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 April 2016

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 April 2016

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Sponsors

• Shelley Capito · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Angus King · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → NAS Healthy Babies Act
• related to → Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
• related to ← Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016