United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4373 (111th)
Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2009
Introduced
16 December 2009
Last action
19 December 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow as partial hospitalization services nutritional planning, meals, and transportation. Directs the Secretary of Heatlh and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee to address issues relating to: (1) discrimination against the chronically mentally ill, elderly, and U.S. veterans as it relates to receiving treatment for mental illness; and (2) the establishment of conditions of participation for community mental health centers that provide partial hospitalization services under the Medicare program.
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Timeline
16 December 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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
16 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3048-3049)
Source: IntroReferral
18 December 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
19 December 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 December 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4373
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4373
- us · 111-hr-4373 · source updated 5 December 2025