Amendment H-8019 to HF 2292
Directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute
Adopted · February 26, 2026Strike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed February 23, 2026 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and adds findings that homelessness and mental health issues contribute to public disorder. It requires the state to apply for a Medicaid waiver and then double the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at state mental health institutes within one year of receiving approval.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The general assembly finds all of the following:
- The state concurs with President Donald Trump’s executive order pertaining to ending crime and disorder on America’s streets issued July 24,
- Nearly two-thirds of homeless individuals have reported having regularly used hard drugs like methamphetamines, cocaine, or opioids, and an equally large share of homeless individuals reported suffering from at least one mental health condition.
- Vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks often caused by a homeless individual with a substance use disorder or mental health condition have made cities unsafe.
- The state needs to create space for many homeless individuals in a long-term institutional setting to provide the humane treatment these individuals need to address the root cause of homelessness and restore public order. Sec.
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC BEDS.
- No later than July 1, 2027, the department of health and human services shall apply to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for a waiver of Medicaid’s institution for mental diseases exclusion.
- No later than one calendar year after the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services approves the waiver requested under subsection 1, the department of health and human services shall double the number of inpatient psychiatric beds in the state based on the number of beds that were at each state mental health institute on June 30,
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