US Congress Senate Bill 671 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of 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 (FQHCs), and in hospice programs. Amends Medicare part C (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system. Authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-23		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1693 (Related) 2009-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/671/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s671/BILLS-111s671is.pdf