United States · Bill · S
S. 2597 (114th)
Medicare Mental Health Access Act
Introduced
25 February 2016
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Medicare Mental Health Access Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services. The bill excludes a clinical psychologist, in 2017 and 2018, from certain negative payment adjustments for failing to be a meaningful electronic health records user.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2016
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2016
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 February 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2597
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2597