Medicare Mental Health Access Act
Latest action · Mar 3, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Mental Health Access Act - 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 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2011 to Jul 14, 2011, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Mar 3, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jul 14, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 3, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 831 | 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. | Related bill | Mar 11, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in Senate
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