S 671
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Mental health
Rural conditions and development
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009
Introduced: March 23, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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