US SB782 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare. Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such 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 of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1533 (Related) 2019-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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/116th-congress/senate-bill/782/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s782/BILLS-116s782is.pdf |