Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005
Latest action · May 13, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) elimination of the lifetime limit on inpatient mental health services; (2) parity in treatment for outpatient mental health services; (3) coverage of intensive residential services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and of intensive outpatient services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); (4) exclusion of clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system; and (5) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on whether the criteria for coverage of any therapy service or any oupatient mental health care service under Medicare unduly restricts the access to such a service of any Medicare beneficiary with Alzheimer's disease or a related mental illness because the coverage criteria requires the Medicare beneficiary to display continuing clinicial improvement to continue to receive the service.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2005 to Jul 27, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | May 5, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jul 27, 2006 |
Withdrew 1 Tom Price R-GA Jul 28, 2005
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2005 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- May 9, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 27, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E779)
- Apr 27, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E779 | Fortney Pete Stark D-CA | Apr 27, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 927 | Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Apr 27, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Alzheimer's disease
- Ambulatory care
- Brain diseases
- Case management
- Child health
- Clinics
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counseling
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Hospital rates
- Hospitals
- Housing and Community Development
- Marriage counseling
- Medical statistics
- Medicare
- Mental health services
- Nursing homes
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapy
- Rural health
- Social Welfare
- Social work
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2005Introduced in House
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