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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare supplemental benefits program and…

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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare supplemental benefits program and under medicaid programs.

Introduced: April 6, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 7, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 6, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 6, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 6, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for the services of a mental health specialist.

Defines mental health specialist to mean a: (1) clinical psychologist; (2) clinical social worker; (3) psychiatric nurse specialist; or (4) psychiatrist.

What's happening now April 8, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 21, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 24, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6092: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare supplemental benefits program and under medicaid programs.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6092/
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"H.R. 6092: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare supplemental benefits program and under medicaid programs.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6092/.
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H.R. 6092, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6092/.
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