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- H.R.2035
H.R.2035: Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2021
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 18, 2021
- Latest Major Action March 19, 2021
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
54 (53 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 18, 2021
Bill Summary
Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2021 This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare. Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 19, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 18, 2021 |
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 18, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 18, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) |