US Congress House Bill 2759 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-13-1)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), particularly those provided in rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and in hospice programs. Amends Medicare part E (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. Authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015

Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-06-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-06-12	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-06-12	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-06-12	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.
2015-06-12	House	Introduced in House

SB1830 (Related) 2015-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB5475 (Related) 2016-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2759/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2759/BILLS-114hr2759ih.pdf