United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1533 (116th)
Improving Access to Mental Health Act
Introduced
5 March 2019
Last action
6 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Improving Access to Mental Health Act This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare. Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.
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Timeline
5 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2019
Introduced
Referred 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.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
5 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1533
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1533
- us · 116-hr-1533 · source updated 6 December 2025