Rural DOCS Act
USA115th CongressHR-5477| House
| Updated: 6/12/2018
Tom O'Halleran
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act or the Rural DOCS Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to provide an enhanced federal matching rate for state Medicaid expenditures related to the expansion of substance-use treatment and recovery services. The CMS must select 10 states for inclusion under the demonstration project, giving preference to states that have a prevalence of substance-use disorders (in particular, opioid-use disorders) comparable to or higher than the national average.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-731.
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Rural DOCS Act
USA115th CongressHR-5477| House
| Updated: 6/12/2018
Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act or the Rural DOCS Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to provide an enhanced federal matching rate for state Medicaid expenditures related to the expansion of substance-use treatment and recovery services. The CMS must select 10 states for inclusion under the demonstration project, giving preference to states that have a prevalence of substance-use disorders (in particular, opioid-use disorders) comparable to or higher than the national average.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-731.
Tom O'Halleran
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
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