To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.
Latest action · Mar 11, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to treat as a physician, for Medicare purposes, a clinical psychologist acting within the scope of a psychologist's license (or other state law authorization), but only with respect to the furnishing of clinical psychologists services which the psychologist is legally authorized to perform by the state.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2011 to Sep 14, 2012; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Feb 28, 2011 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 28, 2011 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 28, 2011 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 28, 2011 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 28, 2011 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Feb 28, 2011 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 11, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 31, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Jul 13, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Nov 30, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 24, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 14, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 28, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2011Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1391.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 483 | Medicare Mental Health Access Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2011 |
Titles 1
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 provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2011Introduced in House
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