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HR 3712 114th Congress House

Improving Access to Mental Health Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to mental health services under the Medicare program.

Introduced: October 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Oct 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 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.
Oct 8, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Mental Health Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services, (2) exclude clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare, and (3) alter the definition of “clinical social worker services” as it relates to Medicare.

Under current law, “clinical social worker services”: (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 20, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 16, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2015
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Oct 8, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 8, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 8, 2015
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3712: Improving Access to Mental Health Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3712/
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"H.R. 3712: Improving Access to Mental Health Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3712/.
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H.R. 3712, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3712/.
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