US Congress House Bill 4373 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow as partial hospitalization services nutritional planning, meals, and transportation. Directs the Secretary of Heatlh and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee to address issues relating to: (1) discrimination against the chronically mentally ill, elderly, and U.S. veterans as it relates to receiving treatment for mental illness; and (2) the establishment of conditions of participation for community mental health centers that provide partial hospitalization services under the Medicare program.

Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2009

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-12-18		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-12-17		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3048-3049)
2009-12-16		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-12-16		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-12-16		Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

SB1522 (Related) 2009-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4373/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4373/BILLS-111hr4373ih.pdf