Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-06-30 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-02-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-01-31 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-31 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-31 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-01-31 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |