Amend HB 1357 (house committee printing) by inserting the following new section to the bill and renumbering subsequent sections of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The agency shall take the necessary steps to expand medical assistance for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment if it determines that medical assistance reimbursement for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment is authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, § 9814. The agency shall request reimbursement from a federal agency under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, § 9814 to cover current and future Medicaid expansion cost.