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S 5272 117th Congress Senate Health

Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022

Introduced: December 15, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 15, 2022
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Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022

This bill provides for an additional payment for clinical psychologists under Medicare who provide services in designated health professional shortage areas. It also allows clinical psychologists to provide behavioral health services (in accordance with state law) for purposes of hospitalization services, home health services, and other services under Medicare.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9577 Identical bill Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5272: Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5272/
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"S. 5272: Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5272/.
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S. 5272, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5272/.
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