3.0.0 2257 2020-02-10T17:00:02Z 2020-02-10T17:00:02Z Senate S S 2012-03-29 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-29T16:33:04Z Excellence in Mental Health Act 112 5989 HR 2012-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act 112 2256 S 2012-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2247-2248) Related bill CRS 2012-03-29 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2248-2250) IntroReferral 2012-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2012-03-29 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-05-23 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Indian social and development programs Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Minority health Nutrition and diet Health 00 2012-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-13T21:35:11Z Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for payments for services under Medicaid.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide mental health and substance abuse services to individuals.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the 340B drug discount program (a program limiting the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees) to allow participation by entities providing community mental health services or providing treatment services for substance abuse.

]]> Excellence in Mental Health Act Short Titles as Introduced Excellence in Mental Health Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase access to community behavioral health services for all Americans and to improve Medicaid reimbursement for community behavioral health services. Display Title Excellence in Mental Health Act Introduced in Senate 2012-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2257is/xml/BILLS-112s2257is.xml 2012-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2248-2250) 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.