3.0.0 1693 2021-09-28T20:38:50Z 2021-09-28T20:38:50Z House H HR 2009-03-24 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-25T18:03:00Z Referred to 2009-03-24T14:30:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-03-24T14:30:46Z Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 111 671 S 2009-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2009-03-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-03-24 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-03-24 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-24 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 N N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2009-03-24 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2009-03-24 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-04-21 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2009-04-21 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2009-04-28 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-04-28 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2009-05-12 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2009-05-12 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2009-05-12 False C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2009-05-12 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2009-05-12 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2009-06-04 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-07-09 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2009-07-09 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2009-07-21 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-07-21 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2009-10-06 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2009-12-16 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2010-02-02 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] John Garamendi D CA 10 2010-05-04 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-11-17 False Health Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Mental health Rural conditions and development Health 00 2009-03-24 Introduced in House 2009-04-27T17:12:32Z Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), particularly those provided in rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and in hospice programs.

Amends Medicare part C (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system.

Authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.


]]> Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 Display Title Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1693ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1693ih.xml 2009-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.