Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2021

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2021

This bill removes the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under Medicare.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5674 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5674

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-
day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the 
                           Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2021

Mr. Tonko (for himself and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-
day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the 
                           Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Mental Health Inpatient 
Equity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 190-DAY LIFETIME LIMIT ON INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC 
              HOSPITAL SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1812 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' at the 
                end and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(but shall not be 
        included'' and all that follows before the period at the end.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2023.
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