U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10647: IMD CARE Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend 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.
What the bill says
To amend 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.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend 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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act or the IMD CARE Act . SECTION 2. State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance to individuals with a serious mental illness who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases (a) In general Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) in section 1905(a), in the subdivision (B) that follows paragraph (32), by inserting or section 1915(m) after described in section 1915(l) ; and (2) in section 1915, by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) State plan amendment option To provide medical assistance for individuals with a serious mental illness who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases (1) In general With respect to calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2027, a State may elect, through a State plan amendment, to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to an eligible individual who is a patient in an …
Sponsors
- Cliff Bentz (R) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Goldman (D, 10)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10647?
- HB10647 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): IMD CARE Act.
- What does HB10647 do?
- In its own words: To amend 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.
- What is the status of HB10647?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10647?
- Cliff Bentz (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10647?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10647
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