Supporting 9–8–8 Crisis Stabilization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10270 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10270 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise the IMD exclusion under Medicaid. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. McClellan, and Ms. Barragan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise the IMD exclusion under Medicaid. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting 9-8-8 Crisis Stabilization Act''. SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO THE IMD EXCLUSION UNDER MEDICAID. (a) In General.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended-- (1) in subsection (i)-- (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following: ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the term''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) Beginning the day after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the term `institution for mental diseases' does not include-- ``(A) a clinic certified by the State as a certified community behavioral health clinic for purposes of participating in a demonstration program conducted under section 223(d) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; ``(B) a community mental health center that meets the criteria specified in section 1913(c) of the Public Health Service Act; ``(C) a crisis receiving and stabilization facility (as defined in subsection (ll)(1)); or ``(D) a mental health and substance use urgent care facility (as defined in subsection (ll)(2)).''; and (2) by adding at the