Permanent Medicaid Option for IMD Exclusion Removal
This bill makes permanent the Medicaid option to remove the IMD (Institution for Mental Diseases) exclusion, allowing for medical assistance to be provided to certain individuals who are patients in these institutions. It removes the previous expiration date of September 30, 2023. Additionally, the legislation requires states to facilitate access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders and implement evidence-based placement criteria.
Key points
Permanent Option: Removes the sunset date for the Medicaid option to provide medical assistance to certain individuals in institutions for mental diseases, making it permanent.
Medication-Assisted Treatment: Mandates that states facilitate access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders, irrespective of the setting.
Quality Standards: Requires states to have evidence-based individual placement criteria and a process to review facility compliance with substance use disorder-specific standards of care.
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