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SENATE 828117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

Last Action
3/18/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2021-03-18Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-18 (00)

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

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.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
  • Susan Collins (R-ME)
  • Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
  • Angus King (I-ME)
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
  • John Boozman (R-AR)
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)
  • Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
  • Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
  • Thomas Carper (D-DE)
  • Charles Grassley (R-IA)
  • Joni Ernst (R-IA)
  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
  • Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
  • Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
  • Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
  • Jon Tester (D-MT)
  • Christopher Coons (D-DE)

Subjects

  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Rural conditions and development
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