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House adopts amendment requiring IMD waiver and expansion of state psychiatric beds
Summary
House File 2292 passed with an adopted amendment directing DHHS to submit an IMD waiver and to double inpatient psychiatric beds at Cherokee and Independence within a year of approval; sponsors said the state needs more mental-health capacity.
Representative Meyer described the amendment H8019 as implementing an executive-order-related plan and directing DHHS to submit an IMD waiver by July 1, 2027, and to double the number of beds at Cherokee and Independence within a year of approval. Representative Bathe said the state's need for more mental-health beds "is enormous" and opposed delaying action by years; the amendment was adopted and the bill subsequently passed.
Sponsor Meyer argued the bill "will make a huge difference in all of our counties across the state," emphasizing the need for inpatient capacity for treatment and support. The House recorded the vote in favor (89–0, 11 absent) and agreed to the title.
