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HR 3032 115th 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 2017

Introduced: July 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2017
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 23, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare, (2) exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and (3) authorize marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

What's happening now July 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5531 Related bill Opioid Emergency Response Act
  • S 1879 Related bill Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 27 Republican 8
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 13, 2018
Hurd, Will
· Jul 17, 2018
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 22, 2018
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 22, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 22, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 12, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 8, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 7, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 29, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 29, 2018
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 23, 2018
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 14, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 1, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 7, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Nov 7, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 19, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 14, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 5, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Sep 5, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 27, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Jul 27, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Jul 27, 2017
Faso, John
· Jul 27, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 27, 2017
Young, David
· Jul 27, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 11, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 27, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3032: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3032/
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"H.R. 3032: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3032/.
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H.R. 3032, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3032/.
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