HR 5400
109th Congress
House
Health
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Medicaid
Mental care facilities
Mental health services
Psychiatric hospitals
Social Welfare
Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2006
Introduced: May 17, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1