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H.R. 5400 (109th)

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2006

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

17 May 2006

Last action

5 June 2006 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to reimbursement for specified emergency care and services of private institutions for mental diseases subject (under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Medicaid (EMTALA) Program) to certain requirements for examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions. Requires the Medicaid program to reimburse such institutions for care and services required to stabilize an emergency medical condition of an individual between ages 21 and 65, if the treatment is within the range of services that such institution typically provides.

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Timeline

  1. 17 May 2006

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 May 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 May 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 June 2006

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2006

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  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2006

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  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 17 May 2006

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