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- H.R.1290
H.R.1290: Improving Access to Mental Health Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 1, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 17, 2017
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
15 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 1, 2017
Bill Summary
Improving Access to Mental Health Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services, (2) exclude clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare, and (3) alter the definition of “clinical social worker services” as it relates to Medicare. Under...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 17, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 13, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 1, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| March 1, 2017 |
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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| March 1, 2017 |
Referred 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.
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| March 1, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) |