REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES STUDY HOW MEDICAID CAN PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS.
Summary
This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Department of Health & Social Services explore strategies for Medicaid to provide coverage for Prescription Digital Therapeutics authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat substance use disorder and opioid use disorder.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2022
Last action Mar 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 15, 2022
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Mar 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
2 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
Co
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
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