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H.R. 3925 116th Congress House

Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit States receiving Federal medical assistance for medication-assisted treatment under Medicaid from imp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit States receiving Federal medical assistance for medication-assisted treatment under Medicaid from imposing utilization control policies or procedures with respect to such treatment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2019 Introduced by: Paul Tonko Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Drug therapyDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care coverage and accessMedicaidPrescription drugs
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Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act

This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from imposing any utilization control policies, including prior authorization requirements, with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorders.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3925: Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3925/
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"H.R. 3925: Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3925/.
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H.R. 3925, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3925/.
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