HB10647: IMD CARE Act Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicaid State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance to individuals with a serious mental illness who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases.
Plain-language summary
The IMD CARE Act would change Medicaid rules to let states help pay for mental health care at certain mental illness institutions. Currently, federal Medicaid law blocks payment for patients in these facilities, called Institutions for Mental Disease or IMDs. States could choose to create a plan allowing Medicaid to cover care for adults with serious mental illness in these facilities. The bill is currently introduced and awaiting review.
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HB10647: IMD CARE Act Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Respo…