S 5042 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

More Behavioral Health Providers Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 29, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 29, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

More Behavioral Health Providers Act

This bill provides for additional Medicare payments to health care practitioners who provide services in mental health professional shortage areas for individual with mental health or substance use disorders. The bill applies to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 29, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalSep 29, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 29, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2022Introduced in Senate

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