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HR 166 115th Congress House Health Advisory bodies Aging Disability and health-based discrimination Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medicare Mental health Veterans' medical care

Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover nutritional planning, meals, and transportation as partial-hospitalization services under Medicare.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee.

What's happening now January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 31, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 166: Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-166/
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"H.R. 166: Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-166/.
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H.R. 166, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-166/.
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