HR 2511
116th Congress
House
Health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Medicaid
Mental health
TREAT Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act or the TREAT Act
This bill allows federal payment for qualified substance use disorder services furnished to inmates in public institutions under state Medicaid programs. "Qualified substance use disorder services" include medication or behavioral treatment administered to eliminate, mitigate, treat, or cure an individual's substance abuse disorder or use or abuse of drugs.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall not establish, maintain, or implement any policy that restricts its statutorily authorized provision or support of substance abuse treatment for incarcerated individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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