H.R. 3681 · 114th Congress
Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Susan Brooks
- Introduced
- 2015-10-02
- Latest action
- 2015-10-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
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.