HR 5411
116th Congress
House
Health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Mental health
Increasing Access to Mental Health Act of 2019
Introduced: December 12, 2019
Introduced by:
Harder, Josh
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increasing Access to Mental Health Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a Task Force on Local Mental Health Needs to assess, and report on, the impact of the exclusion of Medicaid coverage for services at mental health institutions with more than 16 beds.
The bill also establishes a grant program to coordinate and deliver mental health services in certain qualified community entities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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