D.C. Code § 31-3175.05: 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:

(a)

(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.