Improving CARE for Youth Act

This Act may be cited as the “Improving Coordination and Access to Resources Equitably for Youth Act” or the “Improving CARE for Youth Act”.

(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)(C) the following new paragraph:

“(91) not prohibit payment under the plan for a mental health service or primary care service furnished to an individual for which payment would otherwise be payable under the plan, with respect to such individual, 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 by a provider at an office, clinic, or other outpatient facility on the same day a mental health service is furnished to such individual by such provider (or another provider) at the same office, clinic, or other outpatient facility; and

(2) a mental health service furnished to an individual by a provider at an office, clinic, or other outpatient facility on the same day a primary care service is furnished to such individual by such provider (or another provider) at the office, clinic, or other outpatient facility.”.