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HR 3681 114th Congress House Health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Health programs administration and funding Medicaid Mental health

Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act

Introduced: October 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Oct 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 2, 2015
Introduced in House
Oct 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1) extend the emergency psychiatric demonstration project, which allows eligible states to provide payment for medical assistance to certain psychiatric institutions under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; and (2) eliminate certain limitations on federal funding for the project.

Provided that an eligible state's participation is projected not to increase net Medicaid program spending: (1) a state that is already participating in the project may continue to do so through FY2016, and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may allow a participating state or a new eligible state to participate in the project through 2019.

HHS must submit recommendations to Congress regarding whether the project should be further extended or expanded.

What's happening now October 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1