Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act
Summary
Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to revise payments under the Medicare prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units based on newly collected data, which may include data on charges, the required intensity of behavioral monitoring, and interventions. Psychiatric hospitals and units must also submit patient assessment data through a standardized instrument developed by the CMS.
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in committee
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Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
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Introduced Sep 19, 2022
Last action Sep 19, 2022
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Committee
1
Sep 19, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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