S 1797
Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act
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This bill, the Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act, aims to improve access to mental health care for seniors enrolled in Medicare. Specifically, it removes a restriction that previously limited the payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities. The bill expands the scope of covered clinical social worker services to include a broader range of mental health assessments and interventions, and establishes a date for when these changes will take effect.
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