Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8767 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8767

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion 
    from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and 
      services for patients in an institution for mental diseases.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2024

 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion 
    from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and 
      services for patients in an institution for mental diseases.

    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 ``Improving Access to Institutional 
Mental Health Care Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF MEDICAID EXCLUSION FROM MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OF ITEMS 
              AND SERVICES FURNISHED TO PATIENTS IN AN INSTITUTION FOR 
              MENTAL DISEASES.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 1905(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended, in the matter 
following paragraph (32)--
            (1) by striking ``such term does not include--'' and all 
        that follows through ``(A) any'' and inserting ``such term does 
        not include any'';
            (2) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (b) Conforming Amendments To Permit Medical Assistance for IMD 
Patients Under 65 Years of Age.--The following provisions of such Act 
are each amended by striking ``65 years of age or older'' and ``65 
years of age or over'' each place it appears:
            (1) Paragraphs (20) and (21) of section 1902(a) (42 U.S.C. 
        1396a(a)).
            (2) Section 1905(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(14)).
            (3) Section 1919(e)(7)(B)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
        1396r(e)(7)(B)(i)(I)).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2024, and shall apply to items and services 
furnished on or after such date.
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