,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,b>rasso 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coons7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
improve access to m5tal heal? s]vices "u
 ! ,m$ic>e program4  #a4  ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp&+ ,s5iors
 ,access to ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,act4
  #b4  ,improv$ access to m5tal heal?   
s]vices "u ! ,m$ic>e program  7a7       
,access to cl9ical social work] s]vices 
provid$ to resid5ts ( skill$ nurs+      
facilities  7#a7  ,exclusion ( cl9ical  
social work] s]vices f ! skill$ nurs+   
facility prospective paym5t sy/em       
,section #ahhh7;e77#b77;,a77iii7 ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieyy7e77#b77;,a77iii77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subclause3   
7,,vii7 ,cl9ical social work] s]vices 7z
 def9$ 9 section #ahfa7;hh77#b774  4    

7#b7  ,con=m+ am5dm5t  ,section         
#ahfa7;hh77#b7 ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7hh77#b77 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ & o!r ?an s]vices furni%$
 to an inpati5t ( a skill$ nurs+        
facility :i* ! facility is requir$ to   
provide z a requirem5t = p>ticipation4  
7b7  ,access to ! complete set ( cl9ical
 social work] s]vices  ,section         
#ahfa7;hh77#b7 ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7hh77#b771 z  
am5d$ by subsection 7a77#b71 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 by /rik+ = ! diagnosis & treatm5t (
 m5tal illnesses 7o!r ?an s]vices &     
ins]t+ 1 includ+ s]vices = ! diagnosis &
 treatm5t ( m5tal illnesses or s]vices =
 heal? & behavior assessm5t & int]v5tion
 7id5tifi$ z ( ,janu>y #a1 #bjbc1 by    
,,hcpcs codes #ifaef1 #ifaeh-ifafa1     
#ifafd-ifafh1 & #ifagj-ifaga 7& any     
succe$+ codes77 b n includ+ s]vices2 &  
7#b7 by /rik+ inpati5t ( a hospital7 &  
ins]t+ inpati5t ( a hospital14  7c7     
,effective date  ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 section %all apply to items & s]vices  

furni%$ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf4