United States · Bill · S
S. 1522 (111th)
Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2009
Introduced
28 July 2009
Last action
28 July 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
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
28 July 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 July 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1522
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1522
- us · 111-s-1522 · source updated 5 December 2025