,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjah,mrs4 
,noem 7for herself and ,ms4 ,judy ,chu  
of ,california7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the  
,social ,security ,act to provide for   
clinical psychologist services models to
 be tested by the ,center for ,medicare 
and ,medicaid ,innovation1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,clinical psychologist  
services models under the ,center for   
,medicare and ,medicaid ,innovation2    
,,gao study and report  7a7 ,,cmi models
 ,section #aaae;,a7b77#b77;,b7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acae;a7b77#b77;,b77 is amended by      

adding at the end the following new     
clauses3  7xxv7 ,supporting ways to     
familiarize individuals with the        
availability of coverage under part ,b  
of title ,,xviii for qualified          
psychologist services 7as defined in    
section #ahfa7;ii774  7xxvi7 ,exploring 
ways to avoid unnecessary               
hospitalizations or emergency department
 visits for mental and behavioral health
 services 7such as for treating         
depression7 through use of a #bd-;hour1 
#g-;day a week help line that may inform
 individuals about the availability of  
treatment options1 including the        
availability of qualified psychologist  
services 7as defined in section         
#ahfa7;ii774  4  7b7 ,,gao study and    
report ,not later than #ah months after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall conduct a study1 and     
submit to ,congress a report1 on mental 
and behavioral health services under the
 ,medicare program under title ,,xviii  

of the ,social ,security ,act1 including
 an examination of the following3  7#a7 
,information about services furnished by
 psychiatrists1 clinical psychologists1 
and other professionals4  7#b7          
,information about ways that ,medicare  
beneficiaries familiarize themselves    
about the availability of ,medicare     
payment for qualified psychologist      
services 7as defined in section         
#ahfa7;ii7 of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7ii77 and ways    
that the provision of such information  
could be improved4