Access to Mental Health Services Act
Summary
Access to Mental Health Services Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), jointly with other relevant agencies, to conduct outreach about the federal requirements relating to the availability of, and limitations for, coverage of mental health and substance use disorder crisis services under private health insurance plans. HHS also must report about the coverage of such services under private insurance plans, including what services are covered, the types of providers furnishing the services, and common reimbursement approaches.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 19, 2022
Last action Sep 20, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Sep 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terri A. Sewell
DDemocratic
Co
Darin LaHood
RRepublican
Co
David Kustoff
RRepublican
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