Excellence in Mental Health Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 19, 2013)
Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Limits such a certification to five years, but requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide an opportunity for recertification at the end of each certification period.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for payments for services under Medicaid.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide community-based mental health and substance abuse services to individuals.
What just happenedMar 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 19, 2013
- Mar 22, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 19, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Mar 19, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House