INDIANAPOLIS – A bill by state Senator Jon Ford, (R-Terre Haute), that would extend inpatient mental health care services for a child on Medicaid unanimously passed the Senate on Tuesday.

Currently, children with Medicaid are permitted a three-day stay in a psychiatric hospital before they must request extended coverage for additional days.

Senate Bill 192 would extend this three-day period to five business days, giving hospital staff more time to evaluate and begin treatment plans for these children.

SB 192 will now be considered by the Indiana House of Representatives.

 

 

 

 

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