Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8767 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8767 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2024 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act''. SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF MEDICAID EXCLUSION FROM MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OF ITEMS AND SERVICES FURNISHED TO PATIENTS IN AN INS…