Addiction Treatment Access Act This bill provides for Medicare coverage of addiction counselor services that are used to diagnose and treat substance abuse and that would otherwise be covered if provided by a physician, including incidental services, as long as no payment is made to other providers for such services.
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelMedicareRural conditions and development
Addiction Treatment Access Act
USA116th CongressS-2412| Senate
| Updated: 8/1/2019
Addiction Treatment Access Act This bill provides for Medicare coverage of addiction counselor services that are used to diagnose and treat substance abuse and that would otherwise be covered if provided by a physician, including incidental services, as long as no payment is made to other providers for such services.
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelMedicareRural conditions and development