US HB3712 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Improving Access to Mental Health Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services, (2) exclude clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare, and (3) alter the definition of “clinical social worker services” as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, “clinical social worker 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. Corrine Brown [D-FL] | Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] |
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-10-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2015-10-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2015-10-08 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2015-10-08 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2015-10-08 | 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. |
2015-10-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2173 (Related) 2015-10-08 - 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/114th-congress/house-bill/3712/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3712/BILLS-114hr3712ih.pdf |