To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Medicaid option to remove the IMD exclusion to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in an institution for mental diseases.
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Latest Action · October 19, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5112)
This bill makes permanent a temporary Medicaid provision that allows states to cover mental health and substance use disorder treatment at institutions for mental diseases, a category that had previously been excluded from Medicaid funding. Currently, this option is set to expire at the end of September 2023, but the legislation extends it indefinitely, giving states ongoing flexibility to use Medicaid dollars for inpatient mental health and addiction treatment at these facilities. The bill also adds new requirements for states that choose this option, including ensuring access to medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders and establishing evidence-based placement criteria and program standards, with these requirements taking effect in October 2025. States must also complete an assessment within 12 months to evaluate treatment availability across different levels of care and the availability of medication-assisted treatment services. The legislation affects Medicaid beneficiaries seeking mental health and addiction treatment, as well as the institutions and states that provide this care.
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