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S. 264 (113th)

Excellence in Mental Health Act

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Introduced

7 February 2013

Last action

7 February 2013 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

12 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to certify, and recertify at least every five years, federally qualified community behavioral health centers as meeting the criteria. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for payments for services under Medicaid. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide community-based mental health and substance abuse services to individuals.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2013

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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