,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjbb,mrs4  
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xix ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act to remove ! exclusion f 
m$ical assi/ance "u ! ,m$icaid program (
 items & s]vices = pati5ts 9 an         
in/itution = m5tal diseases1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mi*elle ,alyssa ,g ,act4  
#b4 ,removal ( age exclusion f m$ical   
assi/ance ( items & s]vices = pati5ts 9 
an in/itution = m5tal diseases  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #aije7;a7 ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;d7a77 is am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 9
 ! matt] foll[+ p>agraph 7#ca7-- 7#a7 by
 /rik+ su* t]m does n include-- & all t 
foll[s ?r\gh 7,a7 any & ins]t+ su* t]m  
does n include any2  7#b7 by /rik+ 2 or 
& ins]t+ a p]iod2 &  7#c7 by /rik+      
subp>agraph 7,b74  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts 

,to p]mit m$ical assi/ance = ,,imd      
pati5ts "u #fe ye>s ( age ,title ,,xix (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #acif;a et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
section #aijb7;a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph     
7#bj7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph
 7,a71 by /rik+ #fe ye>s ( age or old]2 
&  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ #fe
 ye>s ( age or old]2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 
7#ba7 by /rik+ #fe ye>s ( age or old]2  
7#b7 9 section #aije7;a77#ad71 by /rik+ 
#fe ye>s ( age or ov]2 &  7#c7 9 section
 #aiai7;e77#g77;,b77i77,i71 by /rik+ #fe
 ye>s ( age or old]4  #c4 ,requir$ /&>ds
 = ,i,m,ds ,section #aije7;i7 ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;d7i77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  
7i7 ,in/itution = m5tal diseases ,! t]m 
in/itution = m5tal diseases means a     
hospital1 nurs+ facility1 or o!r        
in/itution t-- 7#a7 is prim>ily engag$ 9
 provid+ diagnosis1 treatm5t1 or c>e (  
p]sons ) m5tal diseases1 includ+ m$ical 
att5tion1 nurs+ c>e1 & relat$ s]vices2 &
  7#b7 meets nationally recogniz$1      

evid5ce-bas$ /&>ds = m5tal heal?        
programs 7&1 9 ! case ( an in/itution = 
m5tal diseases t provides treatm5t =    
sub/ance use disord]s1 meets nationally 
recogniz$1 evid5ce-bas$ /&>ds = sub/ance
 use disord] programs1 su* z ! late/    
/&>ds set =? by ! ,am]ican ,society (   
,addiction ,m$ic9e71 approv$ by !       
,secret>y1 includ+ /&>ds t e/abli% !    
types ( s]vices (f]$1 h\rs ( cl9ical    
c>e1 & /aff+ cr$5tials = su* an         
in/itution1 & any o!r /&>ds z !         
,secret>y may require4  4  #d4          
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all apply 
to ,/ate plans beg9n+ on su* date4