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Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2005
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 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of marriage and family therapist services generally, and particularly such services provided in rural health clinics and in hospice programs. Authorizes marriage and family therapists to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

Amends Medicare part C (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.

What's happening now March 28, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5324 Related bill Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2006
  • S 784 Related bill Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2 Independent 1
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 5, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 20, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 5, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1447: Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1447/
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"H.R. 1447: Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1447/.
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H.R. 1447, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1447/.
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