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S 782 116th Congress Senate

Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2019

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

Introduced: March 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 13, 2019
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 Latest action March 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2019

This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare.

Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1533 Related bill Improving Access to Mental Health Act
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 782: Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-782/
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"S. 782: Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-782/.
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S. 782, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-782/.
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