Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act
- Last Action
- 4/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-16Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-04-16Introduced in House
- 2021-04-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-16 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (14)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
Subjects
- 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
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