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To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5583 · 115th Congress · Jun 13, 2018 · Lineage

AN ACT

Section 1 Mandatory reporting with respect to adult behavioral health measures

Section 1139B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–9b) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by striking “Not later than January 1, 2013” and inserting the following:

“(A) Voluntary reporting—Not later than January 1, 2013”

(ii)
by adding at the end the following:

“(B) Mandatory reporting with respect to behavioral health measures—Beginning with the State report required under subsection (d)(1) for 2024, the Secretary shall require States to use all behavioral health measures included in the core set of adult health quality measures and any updates or changes to such measures to report information, using the standardized format for reporting information and procedures developed under subparagraph (A), regarding the quality of behavioral health care for Medicaid eligible adults.”

(B)
in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) Behavioral health measures—Beginning with respect to State reports required under subsection (d)(1) for 2024, the core set of adult health quality measures maintained under this paragraph (and any updates or changes to such measures) shall include behavioral health measures.”

(2)
in subsection (d)(1)(A)—
(A)
by striking “the such plan” and inserting “such plan”; and
(B)
by striking “subsection (a)(5)” and inserting “subsection (b)(5) and, beginning with the report for 2024, all behavioral health measures included in the core set of adult health quality measures maintained under such subsection (b)(5) and any updates or changes to such measures (as required under subsection (b)(3))”.