Relating to subacute mental health care facilities and services, and including effective date provisions

What it does: On the version voted Apr 13, 2026: Removes the 10-day limit on subacute mental health care stays, requires treatment plans within 24 hours of admission, sets deadlines for Medicaid prior-authorization decisions, creates a bed-tracking system for children's psychiatric institutions, and directs a review of adding services at the Independence mental health institute. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Shall amendment S–5145 be adopted?

Amends the bill to require a treatment plan within 24 hours of admission to subacute mental health facilities, set 48-hour to 10-day deadlines for prior-authorization decisions, create a bed-tracking system for children's psychiatric institutions, and order a rules review. (AI-written)

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