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Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: January 31, 2019 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 31, 2019
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Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019

This bill provides for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. It also excludes such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

What's happening now January 31, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6637 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
  • HR 945 Identical bill Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 14 Republican 7 Independent 2
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 2, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Oct 17, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Oct 15, 2019
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 16, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 11, 2019
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 15, 2019
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 9, 2019
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 2, 2019
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 8, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 4, 2019
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 4, 2019
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2019
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 286: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-286/
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"S. 286: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-286/.
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