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: April 20, 2016 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 22

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Nov 16, 2016

Connecticut · May 3, 2016

Aguilar, Pete

California · Apr 28, 2016

Donovan, Daniel

· Apr 20, 2016

Stefanik, Elise M.

New York · Apr 20, 2016

California · Dec 7, 2015

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Nov 17, 2015

Lieu, Ted

California · Nov 16, 2015

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Oct 8, 2015

Chu, Judy

California · Sep 30, 2015

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Sep 30, 2015

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Sep 28, 2015

Brownley, Julia

California · Sep 24, 2015

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Sep 15, 2015

Huffman, Jared

California · Sep 11, 2015

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · Sep 8, 2015

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jul 29, 2015

Thompson, Mike

California · Jun 12, 2015

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