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118th Congress Health

H.R. 1638: Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 17, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Mar 17, 2023

This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare.

Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

45

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

12 points earned
  1. 1Barbara Lee D-CA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History

  1. Mar 17, 2023Introduced in the House by Barbara Lee.
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  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 24, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Mar 17, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Mar 17, 2023Referred 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.