# 115-hr-6343: INPATIENT Act of 2018

115-hr-6343, INPATIENT Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6343
- Congress: 115
- Title: INPATIENT Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-07-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Increasing National Patient Access To Improved Effective Necessary Mental Health Treatment Act of 2018 or the INPATIENT Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish (1) a demonstration program to test the impact of waiving the current exclusion from Medicaid payment for services provided in institutions for mental diseases, and (2) a pilot program to test the impact of eliminating the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for inpatient psychiatric hospital services.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6898: Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6835: PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act
- 115-hr-6321: Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act
- 115-hr-6213: History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6190: Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6343 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6343)

## Related
- [115-hr-6898: Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6898)
- [115-hr-6835: PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6835)
- [115-hr-6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6417)
- [115-hr-6321: Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6321)
- [115-hr-6213: History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6213)
- [115-hr-6190: Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6190)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6343 (as of 2025-11-18).