3.0.0 2369 2023-01-11T13:19:14Z 2023-01-11T13:19:14Z House H HR 2009-05-12 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-13T16:20:01Z Referred to 2009-05-12T16:30:50Z 2009-05-13 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 N B001228 Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] MARY BONO MACK R CA 45 2009-05-12 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-10-01 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2010-01-15 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Department of Health and Human Services Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Intergovernmental relations Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medicare Mental health Military medicine Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding State and local government operations Veterans' medical care Health 00 2009-05-12 Introduced in House 2009-09-21T21:21:53Z Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish the Commission for Evidence-Based Mental and Substance Use Health Care; (2) convene an interagency collaborative group to coordinate mental health and substance use services and primary care services; (3) change Medicaid reimbusement rules to cover same-day visits for primary care services and mental health and substance use services; (4) implement a plan for ensuring that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) activities promote health information technology that is accessible and pertinent to mental health and substance use health care providers and consumers; and (5) establish the Council on the Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care Workforce.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make grants for a network of national centers of excellence in mental health and substance use health care.

Requires specified federal programs that provide mental health and substance use care to pay for peer support and illness self-management programs and provide for appropriate payment and coverage reforms.

Directs the Secretary to develop uniform methodologies related to payments for mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Requires the Comptroller General to study the use of publicly-supported mental health and addiction services by individuals with private health insurance coverage.

Directs the Secretary to establish a five-year project to demonstrate the impact of creating delivery and financing structures that deliver high-quality, integrated, mental health and substance use health care.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require states to prohibit discrimination against patients being treated for, or health care providers providing treatment for, any medical condition, illness, or injury involving intoxication as a result of alcohol or other substance.

]]> Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009 Display Title Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To improve mental and substance use health care. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2369ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2369ih.xml 2009-05-13 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.