Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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41 cosponsors · 31 D, 9 R, 1 I

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of marriage and family therapist services generally, and particularly such services provided in rural health clinics and in hospice programs.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 17, 2005

Amends Medicare part C (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005

Latest action (Mar 28, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 17, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.