US Congress House Bill 3662 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-2)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) 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 2013

Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Pete Gallego [D-TX]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-12-05	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-12-05	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-12-05	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.

SB562 (Related) 2013-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1855-1856)
SB2359 (Related) 2014-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB4574 (Related) 2014-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3662/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3662/BILLS-113hr3662ih.pdf