S.4784

Removes licensing restrictions for expanding inpatient behavioral health units and sets a minimum reimbursement rate for services.

This bill removes licensing restrictions for the expansion of certain inpatient behavioral health units, allowing units licensed for fewer than 30 beds to increase their capacity to 30 beds without needing a certificate of need, undergoing a review, or requiring approval from the Department of Health. Additionally, it establishes a minimum reimbursement rate for inpatient behavioral health care services at $675 per patient per day, with annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index.