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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9847 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9847

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid 
 coverage of mental health services or substance use disorder services 
          and primary care services furnished on the same day.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2026

  Mr. Dunn of Florida (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Ms. 
    Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid 
 coverage of mental health services or substance use disorder services 
          and primary care services furnished on the same day.

    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 ``Improving Coordination and Access to 
Resources Equitably for Youth Act'' or the ``Improving CARE for Youth 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OR SUBSTANCE USE 
              DISORDER SERVICES AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FURNISHED ON 
              THE SAME DAY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (89), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (90)(C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (90) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(91) not prohibit payment under the plan for a mental 
        health service, substance use disorder service, or primary care 
        service furnished to an individual for which payment would 
        otherwise be available under the plan if such service were not 
        a same-day qualifying service (as defined in subsection 
        (zz)).''.
    (b) Same-Day Qualifying Services Defined.--Section 1902 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(zz) Same-Day Qualifying Services Defined.--For purposes of 
subsection (a)(91), the term `same-day qualifying service' means--
            ``(1) a primary care service furnished to an individual 
        (including via telehealth) by a physician or practitioner 
        employed by or working under contract with a physician's 
        office, Federally qualified health center, rural health clinic, 
        or other outpatient facility on the same day a mental health 
        service or substance use disorder service is furnished to such 
        individual (including via telehealth) by such physician or 
        practitioner (or another physician or practitioner) employed by 
        or working under contract with the same office, center, clinic, 
        or facility; and
            ``(2) a mental health service or substance use disorder 
        service furnished to an individual (including via telehealth) 
        by a physician or practitioner employed by or working under 
        contract with a physician's office, Federally qualified health 
        center, rural health clinic, or other outpatient facility on 
        the same day a primary care service is furnished to such 
        individual (including via telehealth) by such physician or 
        practitioner (or another physician or practitioner) employed by 
        or working under contract with the same office, center, clinic, 
        or facility.''.
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Improving CARE for Youth Act

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