Skip to main content
S 374 112th Congress Senate

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare program.

Introduced: February 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHospital careMedicareMental health
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 17, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S872-873)
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action February 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2783 Related bill Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 6, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 17, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 374: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-374/
MLA
"S. 374: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-374/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 374, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-374/.
Markdown link
[S. 374: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-374/)
Report a problem