Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act

Bill: 114-s-2525
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2016-02-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Medicaid

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Promoting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 to increase, from 8 to 24, the number of states that may be selected to participate in Medicaid demonstration programs to improve community mental health services.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2525 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2016 Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Blunt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act . 2. Community mental health services demonstration program Section 223(d)(3) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking 8 and inserting 24 .