S 670
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Child health
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Women's health
Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2009
Introduced: March 23, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require coverage, without cost-sharing, of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women. Provides for an increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for tobacco cessation counseling services and medications.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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