S. 2921: Securing Flexibility to Treat Substance Use Disorders Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-22 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Securing Flexibility to Treat Substance Use Disorders Act

Plain summary

Securing Flexibility to Treat Substance Use Disorders Act This bill provides statutory authority for states to receive federal Medicaid payment for monthly capitation payments to managed care organizations for services provided in institutions for mental diseases to enrollees aged 21 to 64. Such services must be provided for no longer than 15 days per month and in lieu of other services covered under the state Medicaid program.

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Official text

Securing Flexibility to Treat Substance Use Disorders Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · 6 cosponsors

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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2921.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2921 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115