H.R. 4277 · 114th Congress
Medicare Mental Health Access Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kristi Noem
- Introduced
- 2015-12-16
- Latest action
- 2016-02-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.