H.R. 1564 · 116th Congress
Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Alcee Hastings
- Introduced
- 2019-03-06
- Latest action
- 2019-03-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2019
This bill includes nutritional planning, meals, and transportation, as well as vocational and employment counseling services, as covered partial-hospitalization services under Medicare.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee to address specified issues, including discrimination against the chronically mentally ill, elderly, and veterans in relation to treatment for mental illness.