,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,dunn of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,carter of ,louisiana1 and ,ms4 ,craig7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title ,,xix of the ,social ,security    
,act to ensure ,medicaid coverage of    
mental health services or substance use 
disorder services and primary care      
services furnished on the same day4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,improving ,coordination and       
,access to ,resources ,equitably for    
,youth ,act or the ,improving ,,care for
 ,youth ,act4  #b4 ,medicaid coverage of
 mental health services or substance use
 disorder services and primary care     
services furnished on the same day  7a7 
,in general ,section #aijb7;a7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;a7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#hi71 by striking 2 and and  

inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#ij77;,c71 by striking the   
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph  
7#ij7 the following new paragraph3      
7#ia7 not prohibit payment under the    
plan for a mental health service1       
substance use disorder service1 or      
primary care service furnished to an    
individual for which payment would      
otherwise be available under the plan if
 such service were not a same-day       
qualifying service 7as defined in       
subsection 7zz774  4  7b7 ,same-,day    
qualifying services defined ,section    
#aijb of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7 is amended by adding
 at the end the following new           
subsection3  7zz7  ,same-,day qualifying
 services defined  ,for purposes of     
subsection 7a77#ia71 the term same-day  
qualifying service means--  7#a7 a      
primary care service furnished to an    
individual 7including via telehealth7 by
 a physician or practitioner employed by

 or working under contract with a       
physician's office1 ,federally qualified
 health center1 rural health clinic1 or 
other outpatient facility on the same   
day a mental health service or substance
 use disorder service is furnished to   
such individual 7including via          
telehealth7 by such physician or        
practitioner 7or another physician or   
practitioner7 employed by or working    
under contract with the same office1    
center1 clinic1 or facility2 and  7#b7 a
 mental health service or substance use 
disorder service furnished to an        
individual 7including via telehealth7 by
 a physician or practitioner employed by
 or working under contract with a       
physician's office1 ,federally qualified
 health center1 rural health clinic1 or 
other outpatient facility on the same   
day a primary care service is furnished 
to such individual 7including via       
telehealth7 by such physician or        
practitioner 7or another physician or   
practitioner7 employed by or working    

under contract with the same office1    
center1 clinic1 or facility4  4