Establishes a Medicaid State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance to individuals with a serious mental illness who are patients in.
The bill amends title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicaid State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance to individuals with a serious mental illness who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases. States can elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible individuals in these institutions.
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