S. 599 · 114th Congress
Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act
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- Senate Introduced Feb 26, 2015
- Senate Passed Sep 28, 2015
- House Passed Nov 16, 2015
- Senate Changes resolved Nov 19, 2015
- President To the President Dec 1, 2015
- President Signed Dec 11, 2015
- Law Dec 11, 2015
Participation in the demonstration project shall be extended through FY2016 for any requesting states selected for eligibility to participate on or before March 13, 2012, if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) certify, that a state's participation is projected not to increase…
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 11, 2015
Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the length of the emergency psychiatric demonstration project under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act that is currently limited to three years.
Participation in the demonstration project shall be extended through FY2016 for any requesting states selected for eligibility to participate on or before March 13, 2012, if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) certify, that a state's participation is projected not to increase net Medicaid program spending.
An additional extension through December 31, 2019, may be granted to a state, and the number of states eligible to participate may be expanded through December 31, 2019, if the same fiscal criteria are met.
HHS shall review annually each participating state's demonstration project expenditures to ensure budget neutrality. If a state's net programming spending has increased as a result of its participation in the project, HHS shall treat the excess expenditures as an overpayment under Medicaid.
This bill also revises certain limitations on federal funding.
HHS must submit recommendations to Congress: (1) first on whether the demonstration project should be continued after September 30, 2016, (2) whether it should be expanded to additional states, (3) subsequently on whether it should be permanently continued after December 31, 2019, in one or more states, and (4) finally on whether the demonstration project should be expanded (including on a nationwide basis).
$100,000 shall be available for the project from unobligated balances of amounts available in the CMS Program Management account.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act
Latest action (Dec 11, 2015): Became Public Law No: 114-97.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 26, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Feb 26, 2015
- Senate Passed Sep 28, 2015
- House Passed Nov 16, 2015
- Senate Changes resolved Nov 19, 2015
- President To the President Dec 1, 2015
- President Signed Dec 11, 2015
- Law Dec 11, 2015
No recorded floor vote found.