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Excellence in Mental Health Act

Introduced: February 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to certify, and recertify at least every five years, federally qualified community behavioral health centers as meeting the criteria.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for payments for services under Medicaid.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide community-based mental health and substance abuse services to individuals.

What's happening now February 7, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1263 Related bill Excellence in Mental Health Act
  • S 265 Related bill Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11 Republican 2
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 4, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 24, 2013
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 11, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2013
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 16, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 16, 2013
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 16, 2013
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2013
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 14, 2013
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 13, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 7, 2013
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 7, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 264: Excellence in Mental Health Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-264/
MLA
"S. 264: Excellence in Mental Health Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-264/.
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S. 264, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-264/.
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