Medicaid coverage for medication-assisted treatment.
D.C. Code § 31-3175.05
in effect31-3175.05. Medicaid coverage for medication-assisted treatment.
Medicaid shall provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment prescribed for the treatment of substance use disorders; provided, that medication assisted treatment covered in accordance with this section shall not be subject to:
(1)
Utilization control, other than those processes specified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine;
(2)
Prior authorization;
(3)
Step therapy; or
(4)
Lifetime restriction limits.
(Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-242, § 6, 66 DCR 930.)
Source: Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov)URL: https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-3175.05Fetched: 10/21/2026
