MIND Act

Bill: 116-hr-6926
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Hospital care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medicaid

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Meeting IMD Needs with Direction Act or the MIND Act</b></p> <p>This bill temporarily allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and for 180 days after the emergency ends.</p> <p>Current law generally prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for services provided in IMDs for individuals under the age of 65 (although states may receive payment through certain mechanisms, such as through a Medicaid demonstration waiver). </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6926 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2020 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) 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 provide coverage and payment under title XIX of the Social Security Act for services furnished to individuals who are patients in institutions for mental diseases during the COVID–19 emergency period and 180-days thereafter, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Meeting IMD Needs with Direction Act or MIND Act . 2. Coverage and payment under Medicaid for services furnished to certain individuals who are patients in institutions for mental diseases during the COVID–19 emergency period and 180-days thereafter Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting , provided, however, that this exclusion for services in an institution for mental diseases does not apply to services furnished to any individual during the period beginning on the first day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) and ending on the last day of the 180-day period succeeding such emergency) after diseases ; (2) in paragraph (30)(B), by inserting provided, however, that this subparagraph (B) does not apply to services furnished to any such individual during the period beginning on the first day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) and ending on the last day of the 180-day period succeeding such emergency after section 1915(l)) ; and (3) by adding at the end of the flush left matter succeeding paragraph (30) the following new sentence: All other laws in this title are hereby repealed, to the extent that they exclude services (or payment for services) in an institution for mental diseases furnished to any individual during the period beginning on the first day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) and ending on the last day of the 180-day period succeeding such emergency. .