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HR 1988 114th Congress House

Breaking Addiction Act of 2015

Official title: To provide for the waiver of the Medicaid IMD limitation in order to permit Medicaid coverage for substance use disorder treatment services furnished to certai… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the waiver of the Medicaid IMD limitation in order to permit Medicaid coverage for substance use disorder treatment services furnished to certain individuals in a community-based institution for mental diseases.

Introduced: April 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHospital careMedicaidMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 15, 2016
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 4, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Dec 1, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 19, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1988: Breaking Addiction Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1988/
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"H.R. 1988: Breaking Addiction Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1988/.
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H.R. 1988, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1988/.
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