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S. 181 (98th)
A bill to amend titles XVII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare supplemental benefits program and under medicaid programs.
Introduced
26 January 1983
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Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
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Summary
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Defines mental health specialist to mean a: (1) clinical psychologist; (2) clinical social worker; (3) psychiatric nurse specialist; or (4) psychiatrist. Increases to $1,000 the amount which may be considered as expenses incurred in connection with the outpatient treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders under Medicare.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 January 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/181
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/181