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HR 1415 111th Congress House

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009

Official title: To provide for a demonstration project regarding Medicaid reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases.

Introduced: July 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth facilities and institutionsMedicaidMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project under which a state shall reimburse, under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, a privately owned and operated institution for mental diseases for medical assistance to an eligible individual between ages 21 and 65 who requires it to stabilize an emergency medical condition.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1130 Identical bill Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 21, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Jul 9, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 9, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 12, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 12, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 28, 2009
HILL, BARON
· Apr 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1415: Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1415/
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"H.R. 1415: Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1415/.
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H.R. 1415, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1415/.
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