HR 2759
114th Congress
House
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Mental health
Rural conditions and development
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015
Introduced: June 12, 2015
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 12, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover 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, and in hospice programs.
Amends Medicare part E (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.
Authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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