HR 2421 · 96th Congress · Health
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make assistance available under the medicaid program for patients in mental institutions without regard to their age (instead of only for those patients in such institutions who are under 22 or over 65 as at present).
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1979-02-26)
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Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate all age restrictions presently applicable to individuals applying for inpatient psychiatric hospital service benefits under the Medicaid program.…
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Cosponsors (11)
10 Democrats1 Independent