,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #b1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,smith7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to eliminate the         
#aij-;day lifetime limit on inpatient   
psychiatric hospital services under the 
,medicare ,program4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medicare
 ,mental ,health ,inpatient ,equity ,act
 of #bjbj4  #b4 ,elimination of         
#aij-;day lifetime limit on inpatient   
psychiatric hospital services  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #ahab of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;d7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding or at 
the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking 2 or at the end and inserting a
 period2 and  7,c7 by striking paragraph
 7#c72 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by  

striking 7but shall not be included and 
all that follows before the period at   
the end4  7b7 ,effective ,date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply to items and services furnished on
 or after ,january #a1 #bjba4