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HR 5400 109th Congress House

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2006

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to obtain reimbursement under the Medicaid Program for care or services required under the Emerg… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to obtain reimbursement under the Medicaid Program for care or services required under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act that are provided in a nonpublicly owned or operated institution for mental diseases.

Introduced: May 17, 2006 See on congress.gov
Health Emergency ManagementEmergency medicineMedicaidMental care facilities
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Jun 5, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 17, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 5, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to reimbursement for specified emergency care and services of private institutions for mental diseases subject (under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Medicaid (EMTALA) Program) to certain requirements for examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions.

Requires the Medicaid program to reimburse such institutions for care and services required to stabilize an emergency medical condition of an individual between ages 21 and 65, if the treatment is within the range of services that such institution typically provides.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1592 Identical bill Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
EHLERS, VERNON
· Jun 6, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 17, 2006
Murphy, Tim
· May 17, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5400: Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5400/
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"H.R. 5400: Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5400/.
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