US SB286 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-9-3)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
| Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] |
| Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB945 (Same As) 2020-09-09 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subjects
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Mental health
Rural conditions and development
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Mental health
Rural conditions and development
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/286/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s286/BILLS-116s286is.pdf |
