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S 2412 116th Congress Senate

Addiction Treatment Access Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of addiction counselor services under part B of the Medicare program.

Introduced: August 1, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Drug therapyDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutions
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 1, 2019
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 Latest action August 1, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 16, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 16, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2412: Addiction Treatment Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2412/
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"S. 2412: Addiction Treatment Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2412/.
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S. 2412, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2412/.
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[S. 2412: Addiction Treatment Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2412/)
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