S.Amdt. 3352

SA 3352. Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. King) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 524, to
authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national
epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 705. MEDICAID PROVIDER PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATION FOR
FACILITIES TREATING INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE
WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME.

(a) Guidelines for Certification for Participation Under
Medicaid State Plans of Certain Facilities Treating Infants
Under 1 Year of Age With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall establish guidelines, in accordance with
paragraph (2), for State agencies and recognized national
listing or accrediting bodies to follow for purposes of
certifying a residential pediatric recovery center as
qualifying for a provider agreement for participation under a
State plan under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a residential pediatric recovery
center may satisfy the requirements set forth in such
guidelines, in lieu of any comparable requirements otherwise
applicable to such a center for purposes of certification for
participation under such a State plan.
(2) Guidelines described.--The guidelines established under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) provide for physical environment requirements and other
necessary requirements specifically applicable to treating
individuals who are under 1 year of age with the diagnosis of
neonatal abstinence syndrome without any other significant
medical risk factors; and
(B) take into account that certain physical environment
requirements, and any other requirements, needed for centers
or facilities treating adults may not be necessary for
centers or facilities treating individuals described in
subparagraph (A).
(3) Residential pediatric recovery center.--For purposes of
this section, the term ``residential pediatric recovery
center'' means a center or facility that furnishes items and
services to infants who are under 1 year of age with the
diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome without any other
significant medical risk factors and mothers of such infants.
(b) State Law Licensure of Certain Facilities Satisfies
Certification Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in the case of a State that recognizes and
licenses residential pediatric recovery centers (as defined
in subsection (a)(3)), such a center that is licensed, in
accordance with such State law, shall be treated as
satisfying any comparable requirements otherwise applicable
to such a center for purposes of certification for
participation under the State plan under the Medicaid program
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.).
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
residential pediatric recovery centers (as defined in
subsection (a)(3)) should offer counseling and other services
to mothers (and other appropriate family members and
caretakers) of infants receiving treatment at such centers.
Such services may include the following:
(1) Counseling or referrals for services.
(2) Activities to encourage mother-infant bonding.
(3) Training on caring for such infants.
(4) Activities to encourage transparency of relevant State
mandatory reporting requirements.

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