US HB1533 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare. Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.
Title
Improving Access to Mental Health Act
Sponsors
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] |
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] |
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] |
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] |
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-03-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-03-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-03-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-03-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB782 (Related) 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Health
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1533/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1533/BILLS-116hr1533ih.pdf |