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H.R. 5636 111th Congress House

Community Mental Health and Addiction Safety Net Equity Act of 2010

Official title: To establish Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Centers and to require Medicaid coverage for services provided by such Centers.

Introduced: June 29, 2010 Introduced by: Doris O. Matsui Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 29, 2010
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 Latest action June 29, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Mental Health and Addiction Safety Net Equity Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace community mental health centers with federally qualified behavioral health centers which treat substance abuse in addition to mental illness and other conditions.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicaid coverage to federally qualified behavioral health center services.

Directs the Institute of Medicine to: (1) evaluate for Congress the combined paperwork burden of federally qualified behavioral health centers; and (2) analyze and report to Congress on the compensation structure of professional and paraprofessional personnel employed by federally qualified behavioral health centers nationwide as compared with the compensation structure of comparable health safety net providers and relevant private sector health care employers.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
  • HR 3962 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 20, 2010
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2010
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