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H.R. 3988 (105th)

Medicare+Choice Mental Health Coverage Access Assurance Act of 1998

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Introduced

3 June 1998

Last action

11 June 1998 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Sponsors

Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare+Choice Mental Health Coverage Access Assurance Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with regard to the Medicare+Choice program to provide for inclusion of: (1) any attempt or threat to inflict injury to self in the definition of emergency medical condition; (2) mental health in the coordination of post-stabilization care of an enrollee; (3) information on hospitalization, outpatient, and drug coverage available for treatment of mental illness and addiction disorder under the original Medicare fee-for-service program option; and (4) mental illness treatment services and expenditures in information on utilization restrictions. Requires a Medicare+Choice organization offering a Medicare+Choice plan to provide access to appropriate mental health (as well as physical health) providers, including credentialed specialists, for medically necessary treatment and services, including inpatient psychiatric hospital services.

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Timeline

  1. 3 June 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E985)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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. 3 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 10 June 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  7. 11 June 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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