HOUSE 1173115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Medicare Mental Health Access Act
- Last Action
- 3/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-16Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-02-16Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-02-16Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-16 (00)
Medicare Mental Health Access Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.
Cosponsors (20)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Keith Ellison (D-MN)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Tim Murphy (R-PA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- David Young (R-IA)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
Subjects
- Health personnel
- Medicare
- Mental health
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