IMD CARE Act

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Lets states use Medicaid for short-term mental health care in certain facilities.

This bill would let states use Medicaid money to help cover short stays (up to 30 days a year) for adults with serious mental illness in special mental health facilities. Currently, federal Medicaid generally doesn't pay for these stays for adults aged 21-64. States would need to keep funding community mental health services to get this new option.

What Would Change

Today, federal Medicaid generally does not pay for mental health care for adults aged 21-64 in larger mental health facilities. If this bill becomes law, states could choose to use federal Medicaid funds for up to 30 days of care per year for eligible adults in these facilities, provided they meet certain conditions to also support community-based care.

Key Provisions

Lets states use Medicaid funds for up to 30 days of care per year for adults with serious mental illness in certain mental health facilities, starting January 1, 2027.
Requires states to keep spending at least as much non-federal money on community mental health services as they did in the government's budget year 2023 to get federal payments.
Requires states to make sure patients transition smoothly from facilities to community care, including connecting them with housing and follow-up support.
Requires mental health facilities to screen patients for other health issues, substance use, and suicidal thoughts, and provide treatment or connect them to it.
Requires states to assess how many community mental health services are available and work to improve data sharing among providers.

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HR 10647 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

IMD CARE Act

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