HR 2611
117th Congress
House
Health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
First responders and emergency personnel
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicaid
Mental health
State and local government operations
Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act
Introduced: April 16, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act
This bill repeals restrictions that generally prohibit federal payment under Medicaid for services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) for individuals under the age of 65. (Currently, states may receive payment for such services through certain mechanisms, such as through a Medicaid demonstration waiver.) The bill also requires state Medicaid programs that cover IMD services to improve patient access to outpatient and community-based behavioral health care, expand crisis stabilization services, facilitate care coordination between providers and first responders, and report specified information relating to IMD utilization and costs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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