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HR 3681 114th Congress House

Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act

Official title: To extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project.

Introduced: November 5, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidMental health
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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.
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 Latest action October 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3681: Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3681/
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