S 1592
109th Congress
Senate
Health
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Medicaid
Mental care facilities
Mental health services
Psychiatric hospitals
Social Welfare
Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2005
Introduced: July 29, 2005
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 29, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9511-9514)
Jul 29, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2005 - 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1