H.R. 5837 · 114th Congress
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services furnished in an institution for mental diseases in the case of inpatient, non-hospital substance use disorder treatment facility services furnished for nonelderly adults.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Alcee Hastings
- Introduced
- 2016-07-14
- Latest action
- 2016-07-14 · Introduced in House
Summary
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow medical assistance under the Medicaid program to include payment for inpatient, nonhospital, residential substance use disorder treatment for individuals over age 21.