[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5944 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5944

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for Federal 
   financial participation for services furnished to patients in an 
      institution for mental diseases under the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2025

 Mr. Finstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for Federal 
   financial participation for services furnished to patients in an 
      institution for mental diseases under the Medicaid program.

    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 ``Restoring Inpatient Mental Health 
Access Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWING FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR SERVICES 
              FURNISHED TO PATIENTS IN AN INSTITUTION FOR MENTAL 
              DISEASES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(other than services in 
        an institution for mental diseases)'';
            (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``(other than services 
        in an institution for mental diseases)'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (14);
            (4) in paragraph (15), by striking ``(other than services 
        in an institution for mental diseases)''; and
            (5) in the matter designated as subparagraph (B) following 
        the last numbered paragraph of such subsection, by inserting 
        ``furnished before January 1, 2027,'' after ``care or 
        services''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1915(l)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and 
before January 1, 2027,'' after ``October 1, 2019,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to medical assistance furnished on or after January 
1, 2027.
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