United States · Bill · S
S. 286 (116th)
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
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
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
31 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 31 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021
- related to ← Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
- related to ← Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/286
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/286
- us · 116-s-286 · source updated 5 December 2025