,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aecc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjai,ms4 
,lee of ,california 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,hill of ,california1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1  
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1   
,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,serrano1 and ,mr4 ,soto7 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 ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to improve   
access to mental health services under  
the ,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,improving ,access to ,mental ,health   

,act4  #b4 ,improved access to mental   
health services under the ,medicare     
program  7a7 ,access to clinical social 
workers ,section #ahcc7;a77#a77;,f77ii7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7a77#a77;,f77ii77 is    
amended by striking #ge percent of the  
amount determined for payment of a      
psychologist under clause 7,l7 and      
inserting #he percent of the fee        
schedule amount provided under section  
#ahdh4  7b7 ,access to clinical social  
worker services provided to residents of
 skilled nursing facilities  7#a7 ,in   
general ,section #ahhh7;e77#b77;,a77ii7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acieyy7e77#b77;,a77ii77 is   
amended by inserting clinical social    
worker services1 after qualified        
psychologist services14  7#b7           
,conforming amendment ,section          
#ahfa7;hh77#b7 of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7hh77#b77 is  
amended by striking and other than      
services furnished to an inpatient of a 

skilled nursing facility which the      
facility is required to provide as a    
requirement for participation4  7c7     
,access to the complete set of clinical 
social worker services ,section         
#ahfa7;hh77#b7 of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7hh77#b77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by striking for the      
diagnosis and treatment of mental       
illnesses 7other than services and      
inserting 1 including services for the  
diagnosis and treatment of mental       
illnesses and services for health and   
behavior assessment and intervention as 
identified as of ,january #a1 #bjai1 by 
,,hcpcs codes #ifaej through #ifafa 7and
 any succeeding codes71 but not         
including services2 and  7#b7 by        
striking 7 which and inserting 1 which4 
7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to items   
and services furnished on or after      
,january #a1 #bjbj4