1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Addiction Treatment Quality Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Improving quality measurement and development related to the treatment of opioid and substance use disorders (a) In general Section 1890A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395aaa–1 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Strategic framework for quality measure development and implementation related to the treatment of opioid and substance use disorders (1) Assessment Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the current state of quality measures and measure concepts in the area of opioid and substance use disorders. Such assessment shall also include an analysis to identify top-priority considerations for measurement in the areas of opioid and substance use disorders and gaps in areas of such measures. (2) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1), together with recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Measure development plan (A) Development of a plan The Secretary shall develop a measure development plan to address the gaps, measure concepts, and identified measure domains stemming from the recommendations in the report under paragraph (2). (B) Plan to be made publicly available Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall make the plan developed under subparagraph (A) publicly available. (4) Contract The Secretary may enter into a contract, or as necessary amend the contract, with the entity with a contract under section 1890(a) to conduct the assessment under paragraph (1) and submit the report under paragraph (2), which may be included in an annual report submitted under section 1890(b)(5) before the deadline under such paragraph (2) and which shall also be submitted to the Secretary if not