S 1064
113th Congress
Senate
Health
Health personnel
Medicare
Mental health
Medicare Mental Health Access Act
Introduced: May 23, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Mental Health Access Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to treat as a physician, for Medicare purposes, a clinical psychologist acting within the scope of a psychologist's license (or other state law authorization), but only with respect to the furnishing of clinical psychologists services which the psychologist is legally authorized to perform by the state.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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