United States · Law · S
S. 599 (114th)
Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act
Introduced
26 February 2015
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Status
Became Public Law No: 114-97.
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20 January 2026
Summary
Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the length of the emergency psychiatric demonstration project under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act that is currently limited to three years. Participation in the demonstration project shall be extended through FY2016, or if earlier through the date the Secretary of Health and Human Services recommends extension, for any requesting states selected for eligibility to participate on or before March 13, 2012, if certain fiscal criteria are met. An additional extension through December 31, 2019, may be granted to a state, and the number of states eligible to participate may be expanded, if the Secretary determines that extension and/or expansion satisfies the fiscal criteria for the temporary extension. This bill also revises certain limitations on federal funding. The Secretary is required to submit recommendations to Congress: (1) first on whether the demonstration project should be continued after December 31, 2016; (2) subsequently on whether it should be permanently continued after December 31, 2019, in one or more states; and (3) finally on whether the demonstration project should be expanded (including on a nationwide basis).
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17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 11 December 2015
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 11 December 2015
Public Law
summary · EN · 11 December 2015
Engrossed Amendment House (text)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 16 November 2015
Engrossed Amendment House (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 16 November 2015
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 16 November 2015
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 28 September 2015
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 28 September 2015
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 28 September 2015
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 30 July 2015
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 30 July 2015
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 30 July 2015
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 February 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/599
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/599