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S. 286 (116th)

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019

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Introduced

31 January 2019

Last action

31 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 This bill provides for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. It also excludes such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

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Timeline

  1. 31 January 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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