HR 898
107th Congress
House
Health
Ambulatory care
Clinics
Counseling
Families
Family services
Hospices (Terminal care)
Housing and Community Development
Marriage counseling
Medicare
Mental health services
Nursing homes
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Psychotherapy
Rural hospitals
Social Welfare
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2001
Introduced: March 6, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2001
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.
Mar 6, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of marriage and family therapist services generally, particularly services provided in rural health clinics and in hospice programs.
Amends SSA title XVIII part D (Miscellaneous) to provide for the exclusion of such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.
Authorizes marriage and family therapists to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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