A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare part B program and under the medicaid program.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Defines mental health specialists to mean a: (1) clinical psychologist; (2) clinical social worker; (3) psychiatric nurse specialist; or (4) psychiatrist.

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Timeline

1. 18 March 1982

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 March 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 March 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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